Microsoft-Yahoo Combo Could Reshape Web

February 2, 2008 By BRIAN BERGSTEIN, AP Technology Writer Microsoft-Yahoo Combo Could Reshape Web (AP)

A group of Google employees waits for the visit of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the company's office on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008 in New York. Microsoft Corp. is making an unsolicited $44.6 billion offer for Yahoo Inc., an Internet icon and one the best known Web portals, in a move to boost its competitive edge against Google Inc. in the online services market. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

(AP) -- A combination of Microsoft and Yahoo could reshape the Internet landscape for millions of Web users: Would the two companies join their online portals? Could they rethink the desktop computer to integrate Web content more directly? The changes are potentially huge, but probably not in the short term.



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