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Microsoft abandons Yahoo bid

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.Microsoft Corp. withdrew its $42.3 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc. on Saturday, scrapping an attempt to snap up the tarnished Internet icon in hopes of toppling online search and advertising leader Google Inc. The decision to walk away from the deal came after last-ditch efforts to negotiate a mutually acceptable sale price proved unsuccessful.

The decision to walk away from the deal came Saturday after last-ditch efforts to negotiate a mutually acceptable sale price proved unsuccessful.

Microsoft was willing to pay $47.5 billion, or $33 per share, up from the bid's current value of $29.40 per share, according to a letter from Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer to Yahoo Chief Executive Jerry Yang.


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Comments (3)

jezuch ·
The link leads to a page at Associated Press that wants me to select a state in a foreign country...

But, anyway... Did I hear "stick it up your..." coming from Microsoft's HQ?
softwarejanitor ·
I'm glad Microsoft has given up on this... I really didn't want to have to quit using Yahoo...

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