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Jul 13 2009   12:05PM GMT

Report: Microsoft tries to sell Razorfish



Posted by: Barbara Darrow
Microsoft, Barbara Darrow, IT channel products and technologies, Razorfish, Google, online advertising

 

Microsoft is reportedly trying to sell off Razorfish, the digital ad service to a large consortium of advertising agencies. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company is trying to offload Razorfish–but with the condition that the acquiring company buy ads on Microsoft properties.

The news comes as Microsoft kicks off its annual partner conference–where many of the companies old-line partners think it is unduly fixated on Google and online ad services at the expense of some of its core technology businesses.