Walking away could turn out best for Yahoo and Microsoft

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In this Jan. 6 2008 file photo Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang smiles during his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Tech-industry history shows that the failure of Microsoft and Yahoo to come together on an acquisition could turn ou ...
In this Jan. 6, 2008 file photo, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang smiles during his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Tech-industry history shows that the failure of Microsoft and Yahoo to come together on an acquisition could turn out to be brilliant. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

(AP) -- Sure, things look rough for Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. now that they couldn't agree on a deal. Yahoo's stock has cratered, and Microsoft has to figure out another way to catch up in the online ad market, a flaw so big it was willing to pay $47.5 billion to fix it.


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