Condé Nast/Wired.com buys Ars Technica

Posted by Joel Johnson, May 16, 2008 1:58 PM | permalink

Details are not officially announced, but Condé Nast, which also owns Wired.com, has acquired Ars Technica. I love Wired.com and I love Ars Technica, so congrats to them both.

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#1 posted by andyduncan , May 16, 2008 3:50 PM

Ars is, without question, the best tech-oriented site on the web. Wired.com has been terrific recently as well.

Two great tastes that taste great together.

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#2 posted by michaelportent , May 16, 2008 4:05 PM

I wonder if they're just going to let Ars do its own thing with the ownership change or whether they'll try to merge Ars into the whole Wired blog network.

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#3 posted by mmbb , May 16, 2008 5:31 PM

MichaelPortent, TechCrunch seems to think that they will be integrated into the Conde Nast family:

They, along with their 8 or so employees, will remain with the company as it is integrated into Wired Digital.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/16/breaking-conde-nastwired-acquires-ars-technica/

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#4 posted by hemidemisemiquaver , May 17, 2008 1:26 AM

It couldn't have been done by a better company, but I'm wary of anything that could change my absolute favorite site on the web. Any word on the price?