Heh. This is now getting kind of fun, in a weird-I-should-be-writing-presentation-scripts sort of way.
Ed Bott posts that ClickZ says MS isn't going to buy Claria.
:: cackle ::
So, which is true? The rumor, the anti-rumor or the rumor of the anti-rumor?
I do agree with his assessment, even after first blush (see my “crow” post): there's too much goodwill to be lost by buying a supposedly reformed spyware / adware company. Of course, there are smarter guys than me out there; I'll just keep calling 'em as I read 'em.