I hope not. I agree that this would be a good exit for the NYT, and I love the NYT, but I don't get the feeling this is a good idea for either party. Google and

I hope not. I agree that this would be a good exit for the NYT, and I love the NYT, but I don't get the feeling this is a good idea for either party. Google and the NYT are in pretty separate businesses, and I think it could be bad for Google's individual businesses if Google turned into a GM-style conglomerate. On the other hand, if Google has some clever ideas to make the #1 American news source of the 20th century into a pioneer of news in the 21st century then I'll support it 100%. But this article is just some random guy speculating that it'd be a good fit.