The big known surprise: Microsoft buys Yahoo!

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Nicolae Sfetcu

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Feb 1, 2008, 4:08:00 PM2/1/08

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Microsoft buys Yahoo!

So, the decisive step is done: Microsoft Corp. has made a bid to buy Yahoo Inc. for $44.6 billion, in order to better compete with Google Inc. If Yahoo! agree, it will be the problem of the U.S. Justice Department to check if this deal complies with the antitrust rules, especially that Microsoft is already under federal oversight for a previous antitrust settlement six years ago.

http://www.setthings.com/2008/02/01/the-big-known-surprise-microsoft-buys-yahoo/