Reuters to finally top Bloomberg?

One of the more fascinating stories over the years has been the bitter battle for desktop space on Wall Street. Bloomberg has emerged as the apparent winner, besting a host of competitors, including Reuters. Traders swear by their Bloomberg terminals. But with the Reuters-Thomson combination, is Reuters finally ready to get back into the game? Breakingviews.com doubts that the merged company will be able to mount a huge offensive anytime soon. Bloomberg terminals just offer so much through its boxes. It will take a while for anyone to put together comparable content delivered so efficiently. That may be something of an advantage--if it can put together a cheaper a la carte service. It will be fun to watch. You can bet Bloomberg is not taking this lightly.

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- here's the article from Breakingviews.com