Look out Google, Microsoft is teaming up with Yahoo to create a search engine that could rival Google’s substantial search market share. The two companies announced a deal for a 10-year Internet-search partnership, uniting the rivals against Google Inc. There has been speculation for months that the companies would join forces for a potential search deal, after Microsoft’s offer last year to acquire all of Yahoo. For more on the story, The Takeaway talks to Nick Wingfield from the Wall St. Journal.
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