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Why Yahoo Turned Microsoft Down

Posted by kdawson on from the you-scratch-my-back dept.

quarterbuck writes "The NYTimes has up a great blog post that explains a bit of the backstory behind the Yahoo-Microsoft No-deal. While Jerry Yang did not want to sell the company, it is not likely that he could have said No to Microsoft, and explained it to shareholders, without the help of Google. The article gives reasons behind Google's tossing a lifeline to its biggest competitor, and the 'coop-etition' that has been going on between the two companies, which both emerged out of Stanford University."

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  1. Re:Time will tell... by dookiesan · · Score: 1, Troll

    People keep saying the wii is about fun. What do you think playing games on the xbox is like? Going to the dentist?

    You didn't check your haxx0r badge when you turned on your wii; you checked it when you spouted the "fun" line. Go ahead and love your wii, but don't tell the rest of us that we're not having fun just because we don't have to justify paying $250 for a gamecube again and realizing that most of the titles on the rack are embarassing TV license kiddie shit.

    I played Mario Kart a lot, but I don't think Gran Turismo is punishment either.