Yahoo Suddenly Cuckoo for Microsoft
Microsoft and Yahoo sometimes act more like dating teenagers than real grown-up
companies. First, Microsoft asked Yahoo to be its one and only with a multibillion-dollar
bid. Yahoo wanted to play the field, and said, "Thanks, but no thanks."
Then Microsoft, feeling snubbed, pulled back its affections -- just when Yahoo
was starting to get interested.
Now that Yahoo's relationship with Google to share ad revenue
fell
apart
, Yahoo is pining for good old Microsoft. In fact, last week, Yahoo's
Jerry Yang said
Microsoft
would be well-served
by buying his company. Alas, it appears that Steve
Ballmer has moved on.
Posted by Doug Barney on November 10, 2008