Microsoft to buy Greenfield Online for $486 million

September 1, 2008 By Aude Lagorce, MarketWatch

Microsoft Corp. on Friday said it will buy Web-based survey company Greenfield Online Inc. for about $486 million in cash in a move that will bolster its search and e-commerce services in Europe.

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