No interest in Yahoo: Microsoft

October 16, 2008

Microsoft has no interest in acquiring Internet firm Yahoo, a company spokesman said Tuesday, after the chief executive of the software giant was quoted as saying a deal still makes sense.

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earls - Oct 16, 2008
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MS = Dog with its tail between its legs.
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deepsand - Oct 20, 2008
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Wow, I remember way back when I used to use Yahoo. Wow that was a long time ago!

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