See in Charts What Happens When Companies Partner Up With the Nice People at Microsoft
Microsoft (MSFT) has dissolved the joint venture it had with NBC, now owned by Comcast (CMCSA). It’s now free to build its own online news service, reports the Wall Street Journal.
That may be a good idea. While some Microsoft partnerships have gone well enough, others have sent stocks falling down a well.
For example, last year Microsoft partnered with Nokia to put its operating system on Nokia (NOK) handsets:
In July of 2009, Microsoft partnered with Yahoo (YHOO) to take on Google (GOOG).
It has a long-running alliance with Dell (DELL):
More recently, Microsoft teamed up with Barnes & Noble (BKS). In April the bookseller said it will spin off its digital and college business, and Microsoft will invest $300 million in that venture.
Maybe Microsoft was meant to fly solo.
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