Microsoft and Yahoo have restarted talks about forging an internet partnership, raising the possibility of a new alliance to counter Google’s growing influence over the online world. News of the discussions was confirmed by one person familiar with the discussions, though neither company would comment on the talks. Carol Bartz, Yahoo’s chief executive, and Steve Ballmer, her counterpart at Microsoft, have started the talks in recent days, though no formal proposals have been developed and the discussions are at a very early stage, this person said. The latest discussions have involved a wide range of possible outcomes that would lead to ways of combining or pooling some of the internet assets of the two companies, according to the person familiar with the discussions. They have yet to focus on any one preferred direction, the person said.
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