The NY Times reports that Microsoft is buying a pretty substantial (although still a minority) stake in CareerBuilder. I wonder if the move is a signal that Microsoft won't buy Yahoo (which owns CB competitor Hotjobs) as has been rumored.
What would be really interesting is if Microsoft bought Yahoo and took on CB and the newspaper chains head on as a publishing company and a major job board - which they've kind of tried and given up on in the past (Sidewalk, Slate) but to be fair, they never really fully invested in either and they were very early days on the Internet. I wouldn't be too nervous if I were working at Hotjobs, as having Microsoft's spare Windows capital behind you would be an early Christmas present...
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