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[A Step Back for Microsoft](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/05/technology/05soft.html?hp) New York Times, United States - 1 hour ago By STEVE LOHR Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, walked away from a Yahoo deal on Saturday still looking for an answer to his company’s **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [GOOG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG&client=news)

[Yahoo CEO to Face Tough Challenges Ahead](http://www.dailytech.com/Yahoo+CEO+to+Face+Tough+Challenges+Ahead/article11678.htm) DailyTech, IL - 1 hour ago Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang may have fended off Microsoft, but he may face even bigger challenges tomorrow. The Yahoo/Microsoft saga finally came to a conclusion **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft pulls out. Whats next for Yahoo?](http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/business&id=6121756) abc7news.com, CA - 1 hour ago By Lilian Kim SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Yahoo shareholders could be in for a rude awakening after Microsoft dropped its offer to buy the company. **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft pulls out of Yahoo takeover](http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20080505-Microsoft-pulls-out-of-Yahoo-takeover.html) SmartCompany.com.au, Australia - 1 hour ago Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer says he cannot justify paying $US37 a share for Yahoo, and has all but given up his attempt to acquire the search **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Yahoo’s AOL, Google deals still in the works](http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9935667-7.html?tag=newsmap) CNET News.com, CA - 1 hour ago Microsoft may no longer be breathing down its neck, but Yahoo is still working on major deals with Google and Time Warner’s AOL that could significantly **…**

[Microsoft may seek other deal to fight Google](http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7499944) guardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours ago By Anupreeta Das SAN FRANCISCO, May 4 (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp could seek a variety of deals after walking away from Yahoo Inc, but few would be **…**[GOOG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[With Microsoft walking away from Yahoo, all eyes are on Jerry Yang](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/04/MN0B10GOK9.DTL) San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 2 hours ago (05-04) 17:57 PDT SUNNYVALE — Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is under intense pressure now that Microsoft Corp. has withdrawn its mega merger proposal for the **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Yahoo! prices itself out of deal with Microsoft](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/05/05/ccyahoo105.xml) Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 2 hours ago Internet search engine says it is about to enter the ‘most important transition’ in its history after spurning software giant’s unwelcome overtures. **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[After Deal Dies, Yahoo Weighs Its Next Move](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/05/technology/05yahoo.web.html?hp) New York Times, United States - 2 hours ago By MIGUEL HELFT SAN FRANCISCO — How low will Yahoo’s stock go on Monday? And how long will it stay there? These questions are high in the minds of Yahoo **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Microsoft ends bid for Yahoo](http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13838.cfm) Afterdawn.com - 2 hours ago A couple of days ago the software maker upped its bid $5 billion USD, a 70 percent premium compared to its inital offer in January. **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft’s loss is Google’s gain](http://www.scopical.com.au/articles/News/5219/Microsoft%27s-loss-is-Google%27s-gain) Scopical, Australia - 2 hours ago Microsoft has abandoned it’s plans to takeover second-placing internet search giant Yahoo!, saying the cost was too high. Microsoft had sought to takeover **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [GOOG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[MicroHoo we hardly knew ye](http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1958654145) Computerworld Australia, Australia - 2 hours ago Read up on the latest ideas and technologies from companies that sell hardware, software and services. Zones provide focussed content from Computerworld and **…**

[Yahoo set to plunge after Microsoft’s $46bn bid is withdrawn](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/yahoo-set-to-plunge-after-microsofts-46bn-bid-is-withdrawn-821202.html) Independent, UK - 3 hours ago By Sean Farrell Yahoo shares are set to tumble today after its dismissal of an improved $46.5bn (£23.6bn) takeover approach from Microsoft prompted the **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Microsoft pulls out of Yahoo! purchase](http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1492513/) Trading Markets (press release), CA - 3 hours ago May 04, 2008 (The Australian Financial Review – ABIX via COMTEX) — — Microsoft has withdrawn its hostile $US44.6 billion offer for Yahoo!, stating that **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [TYO:4689](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=TYO:4689&client=news)

[Timeline: Microsoft’s secret Yahoo meetings](http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/138104.asp) Seattle Post Intelligencer - 3 hours ago Now that Microsoft has withdrawn its bid for Yahoo, new details are emerging about the behind-the-scenes discussions between the companies. **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Microsoft plus Yahoo: Is it really over?](http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/microsoft-plus-yahoo-really-over/story.aspx?guid=%7BBF0D6F40-62C6-40A3-A6BD-1DABA228B189%7D&dist=msr_3) MarketWatch - 4 hours ago By John Letzing, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — With the Microsoft Corp. acquisition offer that buoyed its stock now a thing of the past, **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [GOOG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG&client=news)

[Microsoft withdraws offer for Yahoo](http://www.financialpost.com/most_popular/story.html?id=491182) Financial Post, Canada - 4 hours ago NEW YORK — After successfully fending off an unwanted takeover attempt by Microsoft Corp., Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc. chief executive, may have a new foe to **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[TechSpin: What Now for Yahoo and Microsoft?](http://www.redherring.com/Home/24205) Red Herring, CA - 4 hours ago by Joel Dreyfuss It’s not the end of the story, to borrow a line from “The Matrix,” but just the beginning for both Microsoft and Yahoo. **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Rejected Microsoft rounds on Yahoo! over Google deal](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/money/2008/05/05/cnyahoo105.xml) Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago By Richard Tyler Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, has warned Yahoo! that it faces ruin if it pushes ahead with a planned advertising deal with **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [GOOG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG&client=news)

[Who Can Compete With Google?](http://www.abcnews.go.com/WN/story?id=4784597&page=1) ABC News - 4 hours ago By GIGI STONE It was supposed to create a new top result for the Web search, “Who rules the Internet?” Microsoft, by aquiring Yahoo, was going to become big **…**[GOOG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG&client=news)

[Microsoft drops bid after Yahoo rejects higher offer](http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2008-05-03-microsoftyahoo_N.htm) USA Today - 4 hours ago By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft (MSFT) dropped its blockbuster bid to acquire Yahoo (YHOO) late Saturday, after the two tech titans could **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Investors eye Yahoo’s alternatives to Microsoft](http://www.itbusinessnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=376703) IT Business Net, CA - 4 hours ago By Michele Gershberg and Anupreeta Das A woman jogs in front of Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, February 1, 2008. REUTERS/Kimberly White NEW **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Yahoo braves shareholders’ ire in refusing Microsoft’s $47bn offer](http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/may/05/yahoo.microsoft) guardian.co.uk, UK - 4 hours ago A Times Square news ticker flashes a headline about Microsoft above a billboard for Yahoo! in New York. Photograph: Mark Lennihan/AP Yahoo is in danger of a **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[‘Microsoft can do it without Yahoo’](http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C05%5Cstory_5-5-2008_pg6_9) Daily Times, Pakistan - 4 hours ago Microsoft can build a competitive online advertising business without Yahoo but it ‘could just take more time,’ CEO Steve Ballmer told the Wall Street **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[WSJ BLOG: Microsoft-Yahoo: Translating Ballmer s Letter](http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200805041908DOWJONESDJONLINE000384_FORTUNE5.htm) CNNMoney.com - 4 hours ago What did Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Chief Executive Steve Ballmer really mean in his rejection letter to Yahoo’s CEO Jerry Yang ? **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [TYO:4689](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=TYO:4689&client=news)

[Microsoft walks away from Yahoo deal saying price is too high](http://origin.mercurynews.com/ci_9147300) San Jose Mercury News, USA - 4 hours ago By Pete Carey and Elise Ackerman Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer vowed last week not to pay “a dime” more than he thought Yahoo was worth, **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft Gives Up On Yahool Deal](http://www.trustedreviews.com/software/news/2008/05/05/Microsoft-Gives-Up-On-Yahool-Deal/p1) TrustedReviews, UK - 4 hours ago Three months on from its original bid and after placing a further $5bn on the table (bringing the total to $49.6bn) Microsoft has given up its hopes of **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Microsoft pulls plug on bid for Yahoo](http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/business/Microsoft-pulls-plug-on-bid.4049672.jp) Scotsman, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago By Jane Bradley MICROSOFT has walked away from its bid for internet search giant Yahoo after the firm rejected its increased offer of $47.5 billion (£24bn). **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Yahoo has ‘Monkey Boy’ Going Bananas](http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry2406.html) DaniWeb, VA - 4 hours ago I’ve never liked Steve Ballmer very much as president of Microsoft. I don’t know the man personally, of course, and I could never quite put my finger on my **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft Moves ON](http://www.kcbs.com/Yahoo-Chief-Must-Face-Investors/2123449) KCBS, CA - 4 hours ago SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Investors are expected to react Monday to Microsoft’s withdrawal of a $47.5 takeover bid for Internet search pioneer, Yahoo, **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[How Microsoft abandoned its bid for Yahoo!](http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/how-microsoft-abandoned-its-bid-for-yahoo/2008/05/05/1209839496549.html) Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 4 hours ago Microsoft has abandoned its blockbuster bid to acquire the internet giant Yahoo! after a fresh takeover offer of almost $US50 billion ($53.4 billion) was **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Ballmer’s Out? When Pigs Fly!](http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080504/ballmers-out-when-pigs-fly/) All Things D Blogs, CA - 4 hours ago The blogosphere immediately jumped all over the inevitable meme that after the Yahoo deal fell apart Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s job was at risk. **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Microsoft and Yahoo: Not even on the same page](http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9935445-56.html?tag=nefd.blgs) CNET News.com, CA - 5 hours ago Despite a brief moment of optimism heading into Saturday, Microsoft and Yahoo were really never closer to doing a merger deal than two ships passing in the **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Sizing up Microsoft and Yahoo: Did anybody win?](http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=networking_and_internet&articleId=9082218&taxonomyId=16) Computerworld, MA - 5 hours ago By Linda Rosencrance May 4, 2008 (Computerworld) Now that Microsoft Corp. has dropped its bid to take over Yahoo Inc., industry analysts assessed what **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Microsoft Stunned by Yahoo’s Snubs](http://www.cnbc.com/id/24456247) CNBC, NJ - 5 hours ago With Microsoft now walking away from its unsolicited bid for Yahoo, new details are emerging as to just how bizarre these negotiations — or lack thereof **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Microsoft’s loss of Yahoo! is Google’s gain](http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3872620.ece) Times Online, UK - 5 hours ago As Microsoft and Yahoo! squabbled their way into an impasse, the clear winner is Google. The market-leading search engine is left with two competitors, **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [GOOG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG&client=news)

[Summary Box: Yahoo faces pressure after Microsoft ends bid](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jqLj1k2yPSZpOh8wXdL9ttj0vRnAD90F33301) The Associated Press - 5 hours ago THE FALLING OUT: Microsoft Corp. withdrew a takeover bid after Yahoo Inc. said it wouldn’t sell for less than $37 per share. Microsoft wasn’t willing to pay **…**

[Microsoft gets the shaft by Yahoo](http://www.neoseeker.com/news/7980-microsoft-gets-the-shaft-by-yahoo-/) Neoseeker - 5 hours ago After trying to acquire Internet company Yahoo! before (at 31 per share), Microsoft has thrown in the towel after their recent second offer. **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer may get second bite at Yahoo!](http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3873188.ece) Times Online, UK - 5 hours ago Only three months ago Microsoft had seemed so bold. After more than a year scouring Yahoo!’s books, with the aid of Morgan Stanley bankers and Blackstone, **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Yahoo CEO on hot seat after rebuffing Microsoft’s $47.5B bid](http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=8268996&nav=9qrx) KESQ, CA - 6 hours ago AP – May 4, 2008 5:34 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Yahoo Chief Executive Jerry Yang has gotten his chance to prove his company is worth more than the $47.5 **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[AOL contacts Microsoft as Steve Ballmer walks away from Yahoo! bid](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/markets/mergers_and_acquisitions/article3872866.ece) Times Online, UK - 6 hours ago AOL, the internet arm of Time Warner, has approached Microsoft about a possible tie-up as a deal between the software group and Yahoo! unravelled, **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[AP Business NewsBrief at 5:00 pm EDT](http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-ap-business-newsbrief-500-pm-edt-/2008/05/04/3424734.htm) TMCnet - 6 hours ago (AP Online Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Yahoo CEO on hot seat after rebuffing Microsoft’s $47.5B bidSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [CAG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=CAG&client=news)

[AP Top News at 5:00 pm EDT](http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-ap-top-news-500-pm-edt-/2008/05/04/3424735.htm) TMCnet - 6 hours ago (AP Online Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Cyclone kills at least 351 in Myanmar, state-run TV reportsYANGON, Myanmar (AP) _ A powerful cyclone killed more than **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft drops Yahoo bid: Reaction from around the Web](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=:ePkh8BM9EwLbwQq0w4CVOFuMBGokfj9amPZHMvF62H3RecrfAV5WD-Q/44-0&fp=481ef8ec8cd86812&ei=hIAeSKHWHKiUyQTNzbUK&url=http%3A//blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/techtracks/2008/05/microsoft_drops_yahoo_bid_reaction_from_around_the.html&cid=1154376246&sig2=4q07yXaWQhXlYGA6OhQ33g&usg=AFrqEzcyYCAbtbeEfjokoEN0TN4i1utHsg) Seattle Times, United States - 6 hours ago There’s no shortage of punditry and analysis on Microsoft’s decision late Saturday to walk away from its proposed purchase of Yahoo. **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [GOOG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG&client=news)

[Yang’s Email to Yahoo Staff](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120993527960665755.html?mod=googlenews_wsj) Wall Street Journal - 6 hours ago today microsoft announced that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire yahoo!. from the beginning of this process, our independent board and leadership **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Microsoft abandons Yahoo acquisition](http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9082198&intsrc=hm_list) Computerworld, MA - 6 hours ago By Juan Carlos Perez May 3, 2008 (IDG News Service) Microsoft Corp. has dropped its nearly three-month-long pursuit of Yahoo Inc., ending a historic **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [GOOG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG&client=news)

[Expert: Microsoft should refocus on software](http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/138091.asp?source=mypi) Seattle Post Intelligencer - 6 hours ago One outside expert in a unique position to assess Microsoft’s prospects, following the withdrawal of its Yahoo bid, is Michael Cusumano, a professor at **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[AP Top News at 5:00 pm EDT](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g8-DEMtAE9q4i4ySQ0eV_qZefmRQD90F2ADGA) The Associated Press - 6 hours ago SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang has gotten what he wanted: a chance to prove his company is worth more than the $47.5 billion **…**

[TIMELINE: Microsoft attempt to buy Yahoo](http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSGOR47298420080504) Reuters - 6 hours ago (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp on Saturday ended a three-month public effort to buy Yahoo Inc. Following is a timeline of key events in the corporate courtship, **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft Flags Yahoo Bid](http://www.newsroomamerica.com/business/story.php?id=416864) Newsroom America, New Zealand - 7 hours ago The BBC reports that the chief executive of the software giant, Steve Ballmer, withdrew Microsoft’s three-month-old bid in a letter to Yahoo chief executive **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Ballmer Wisely Doesn’t Overplay Microsoft’s Hand](http://seekingalpha.com/article/75565-ballmer-wisely-doesn-t-overplay-microsoft-s-hand) Seeking Alpha, NY - 7 hours ago As expected and discussed recently, Microsoft (MSFT) did raise its offer for Yahoo! (YHOO) to $33 a share. Also as expected, Yahoo! wanted more. **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Microsoft walks away from Yahoo acquisition – Google wins](http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/37252/118/) TG Daily - 7 hours ago By Wolfgang Gruener Redmond (WA) – Microsoft has pulled the emergency brake and decided that it will not pursue a purchase of Yahoo. **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [GOOG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG&client=news)

[As Deal Unravels, Pressure Is on Yahoo to Perform](http://www.cnbc.com/id/24454662) CNBC, NJ - 7 hours ago By Reuters | 04 May 2008 | 03:37 PM ET Now that Microsoft has withdrawn it’s bid, the pressure is on Yahoo to prove it can revive its languishing stock **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Without Yahoo!, Microsoft is left to continue failing alone](http://www.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9935368-16.html) CNET Blogs, CA - 7 hours ago Microsoft has officially pulled out of its offer for Yahoo!. With Yahoo! goes Microsoft’s best chance to transform its culture and technology to become more **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[MicroHoo: The End of the Beginning](http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/microhoo-the-end-of-the-beginning/) New York Times Blogs, NY - 7 hours ago It has always been a bit of a mystery why Microsoft didn’t immediately go fully hostile on Yahoo after the first round of letters and Yahoo’s initial **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft withdraws offer to buy Yahoo](http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/05/03/microsoft-yahoo.html?ref=rss) CBC.ca, Canada - 8 hours ago Microsoft on Saturday abandoned its bid to buy Yahoo because the two sides can’t agree on a sale price. In a letter sent to Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Ballmer seals all Yahoo exits](http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2008/05/04/ballmer-seals-all-yahoo-exits/) Reuters - 8 hours ago Microsoft dumped its offer to buy Yahoo on Saturday. A closer reading of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s letter to Yahoo’s Jerry Yang shows Microsoft is **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft drops bid to acquire Yahoo!](http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/05/stories/2008050550240100.htm) Hindu, India - 8 hours ago New York/Silicon Valley: Software giant Microsoft has abandoned its three-month-old bid to buy Yahoo! after the two failed to agree on an acceptable price. **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[The Real Losers in the Failed Microsoft-Yahoo Deal](http://www.appscout.com/2008/05/the_real_losers_in_the_failed.php) Appscout, NY - 8 hours ago Officially, it’s now two days after Microsoft walked away from the Yahoo deal. However, given the little information currently available (statements from **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Yahoo’s Deterrents Pay Off, Microsoft Walks Away](http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Yahoos_Deterrents_Pay_Off_Microsoft_Walks_Away_17150.html) eFluxMedia - 8 hours ago By Dan Keane Microsoft today announced that it has officially withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo. Ballmer has also published his letter to Yahoo’s boss **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Microsoft walks away from Yahoo deal](http://www.business-standard.com/common/click_track.php?act=today_paper&var=321995) Business Standard, India - 8 hours ago Microsoft on Saturday withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo as the internet company continued to reject the terms of the proposed deal, despite a higher **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft has options after dropping Yahoo bid](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24454418/) MSNBC - 8 hours ago By Allison Linn Microsoft’s decision to drop its pursuit of rival Yahoo could free the software giant to strike other deals aimed at better competing with **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [GOOG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG&client=news)

[Microsoft-Yahoo. Ahhh. What could have been.](http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/daily-brief/2008/05/04/whats-next-for-microsoft-and-yahoo) Conde Nast Portfolio, NY - 8 hours ago Well, since it won’t be, technology websites began handicapping what happens next and trying to figure out what went wrong between Steve and Jerry. **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Timeline: Microsoft, Yahoo’s merger-and-acquisition dance](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gq1wbhYAaw7IpzzvRNnFeyF7DM9QD90F08803) The Associated Press - 8 hours ago A chronology of events leading to Microsoft Corp.’s decision to abandon its offer for Web search and advertising competitor Yahoo Inc.: Feb. **…**

[Competitive zeal of Ballmer key element in Yahoo chase](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hlWMAaojPTn9VWib6NSyXZ5A3ntQD90F02SO0) The Associated Press - 8 hours ago REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — As Yahoo continued to resist Microsoft’s $42 billion takeover offer, a key question was just how far Microsoft’s excitable CEO, **…**

[Microsoft gives up Yahoo hunt, leaves Google to bag the kill](http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080504-microsoft-gives-up-yahoo-hunt-leaves-google-to-bag-the-kill.html) Ars Technica, MA - 8 hours ago By Anders Bylund | Published: May 04, 2008 – 01:27PM CT Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anniston. Bridget Moynahan and Tom Brady. Romeo and Juliet. **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [GOOG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG&client=news)

[Yahoo Shares Poised To Drop Monday As Microsoft Walks](http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/05/yahoo_shares_po.html) InformationWeek, NY - 8 hours ago Yahoo leaders Roy Bostock and Jerry Yang said they’re relieved that Microsoft has taken its merger proposal off the table. Will they still feel that way **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft pulls out of Yahoo deal](http://www.absolutegadget.com/200805041333/news/miscellaneous/microsoft-pulls-out-of-yahoo-deal.html) Absolute Gadget, UK - 9 hours ago Microsoft has dropped its bid to buy Yahoo, after the two sides failed to agree on a sale price. The end of negotiations, which started three months ago, **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Microsoft withdraws bid for Yahoo](http://howrah.org/business/11330.html) Howrah News Service, India - 9 hours ago By OUR CORRESPONDENT Bangalore, May 4: Micro-soft on Saturday announced that it had withdrawn its $47.5 billion bid to buy Yahoo. **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[MS bid tried to check Google](http://howrah.org/business/11331.html) Howrah News Service, India - 9 hours ago By S. Raghotham Bangalore, May 4: Micro-soft is the leader when it comes to the desktop, with its Windows operating system commanding over 90 per cent of **…**[GOOG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG&client=news)

[Brier Dudley It looks like Microsoft came to its senses](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004392001_brier04.html) Seattle Times, United States - 9 hours ago People in Seattle used to throw fits about all the Californians coming here and mucking things up. Now it’s going the other direction, judging from the way **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft Abandons Yahoo Bid](http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=45505&cat=0) TransWorldNews (press release), GA - 9 hours ago Microsoft abandoned its plan to overtake rival search giant Yahoo on Saturday after the two sides failed to agree on a price. **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Yahoo shares boosted on bid hopes](http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=167792) Tehran Times, Iran - 10 hours ago Shares in Yahoo jumped 7% amid expectation Microsoft is preparing to increase its bid for the company. Microsoft is reported to be talking to the internet **…**

[Microsoft-Yahoo Merger Collapse Could Prove Beneficial to AOL](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120992082388165663.html?mod=googlenews_wsj) Wall Street Journal - 10 hours ago By GEORGE STAHL Time Warner Inc. and its AOL unit could become the biggest beneficiary in the breakdown of merger talks between Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [TWX](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=TWX&client=news)

[Microsoft’s On Again, Off Again Dance With Yahoo Off…For Now](http://www.adrants.com/2008/05/microsofts-on-again-off-again-dance.php) Adrants, MA - 10 hours ago Wait. Huh? OK, not that we didn’t know this deal would never happen but, please, can we just be done with it? Thankfully, it seems we are. **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft drops bid for Yahoo](http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/05/04/microsoft-drops-bid-for-yahoo/) Men’s News Daily, CA - 10 hours ago Microsoft has announced it is dropping it bid to acquire one of their Internet competitors, Yahoo, after a three-month courting effort by Microsoft. **…**

[Microsoft withdraws offer to buy Yahoo](http://en.rian.ru/world/20080504/106533663.html) RIA Novosti, Russia - 10 hours ago NEW YORK, May 4 (RIA Novosti) – Microsoft Corp withdrew on Saturday its offer to buy Yahoo unwilling to pay an additional $5.5 billion for the Internet **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Microsoft withdraws bid for Yahoo](http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/03/technology/microsoft_yahoo/?postversion=2008050412) CNNMoney.com - 10 hours ago Software maker walks away after it says it raised its offer to $46 billion – says economics demanded by Yahoo ‘do not make sense.’ By Mark M. Meinero, **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft Will End Up Buying Yahoo! Anyway](http://virtualization.sys-con.com/read/558502.htm) Sys-Con Italia (Comunicati Stampa) - 10 hours ago Who else will write a check for Yahoo! for that amount? Larry Ellison? No. IBM? No. Google is not even in the picture Yahoo! founders Jerry Yang and David **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [GOOG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG&client=news)

[Microsoft Sweetens Yahoo Bid; Yahoo Again Declines; Microsoft **…**](http://www.marketingvox.com/microsoft-sweetens-yahoo-bid-by-5b-yahoo-again-declines-microsoft-exits-stage-left-038391/) Marketing Vox News - 11 hours ago Following insider speculation that Microsoft had increased its bid for Yahoo “by a few dollars,” resulting in merger talks, Microsoft announced Saturday **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Does Ballmer Need To Go?](http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/does-ballmer-need-to-go/) TechCrunch, CA - 11 hours ago Microsoft’s dramatic decision this weekend to withdraw its offer for Yahoo and not pursue a hostile bid raises a whole host of questions. **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft withdraws offer for Yahoo](http://english.vietnamnet.vn/international/2008/05/781345/) VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - 11 hours ago Microsoft announced Saturday it is withdrawing its offer for Yahoo in a surprise that stunned many industry analysts and Wall Street investors. **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[MicroHoo Deal Collapses: What a Mess](http://www.traffick.com/2008/05/microhoo-deal-collapses-what-mess.asp) Traffick - 11 hours ago The following is just my take today. Others in my company, and me last week or a week from now, might feel differently. In the wake of Microsoft withdrawing **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Microsoft Is Done Pursuing Yahoo!](http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/05/04/microsoft-is-done-pursuing-yahoo) WebProNews, KY - 12 hours ago By Nathan Weinberg – Sun, 05/04/2008 – 11:14am. Microsoft announced it will not be going forward with its plan to buy Yahoo, after it was clear the two **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft withrawls bid for Yahoo, Google wins](http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?p=1029) ZDNet - 12 hours ago In a press release from Microsoft yesterday, Steve Ballmer said that it officially withdrawals it’s bid for the acquisition of Yahoo, and cites the deal **…**[GOOG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft, Yahoo, and Web Workers](http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/05/04/microsoft-yahoo-web-workers/) WebWorkerDaily, CA - 12 hours ago Surely you’ve seen the news by now: Microsoft has called off its attempt to buy Yahoo!. While there’s plenty of analysis flying around the blogosphere, **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Leaving Las Yahoo: Microsoft’s $5 Billion Mistake?](http://searchengineland.com/080504-104940.php) Search Engine Land, CT - 12 hours ago If Microsoft’s walkaway from the Yahoo deal is indeed a ploy to save $5 billion, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may have proven himself pennywise and pound **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [GOOG](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG&client=news)

[Logging off on Yahoo deal](http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23644147-664,00.html) Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 12 hours ago MICROSOFT pulled its $US50 billion ($A53.67 billion) offer for Yahoo at the weekend ending a four-month duel that captured the attention of US investors. **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft give up bid for Yahoo!](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article3871742.ece) Times Online, UK - 12 hours ago Microsoft last night walked away from a three month, $47.5 billion fight to seize its larger internet rival Yahoo! in a move that will force the online **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Ballmer Avoids His AOL-Time Warner; Can’t Find His MySpace](http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/the-tech-observer/2008/05/04/ballmer-avoids-his-aol-time-warner-cant-find-his-myspace?addComment=true) Conde Nast Portfolio, NY - 13 hours ago Oh, what the heck, let’s do both. Though we’ll go light on the praise part. Because Microsoft has proven itself to be horrendous at this whole M&A game. **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft Rejects Yahoo’s Price Demands, Abandons Bid](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/03/AR2008050301847.html?hpid=moreheadlines) Washington Post, United States - 13 hours ago By Peter Whoriskey After weeks of negotiations and posturing, Microsoft is giving up its efforts to buy Yahoo, saying that the price the Internet firm is **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft scraps Yahoo bid](http://www.teletext.co.uk/news/national/8e0c902ca02b64a39fac0a9b03394dd6/Microsoft+scraps+Yahoo+bid.aspx) TeleText, UK - 13 hours ago Microsoft has withdrawn its bid to buy Yahoo after efforts to negotiate a mutually acceptable sale price failed. The talks reached breaking point after **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Microsoft Rescinds Yahoo Offer](http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Microsoft-Rescinds-Yahoo-Offer-94128) Dslreports - 13 hours ago There was a flurry of excitement this weekend when Microsoft and Yahoo resumed talk about a merger but it turns out the excitement was all for nothing. **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Microsoft walks on Yahoo deal](http://www.cio-weblog.com/50226711/microsoft_walks_on_yahoo_deal.php) CIO Weblog, CA - 13 hours ago Microsoft finally withdrew itself from the brink of madness yesterday by formally withdrawing its proposal to purchase Yahoo, a conclusion which always **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Microsoft Dumps Bid for Yahoo!](http://www.idm.net.au/story.asp?id=9545) IDM.net.au, Australia - 13 hours ago By Greg McNevin May 5, 2008: On Saturday Microsoft publicly withdrew its bid for Yahoo!, ending three months of intense speculation. **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Shock and Awe: Microsoft Dumps Yahoo!](http://windowsitpro.com/mobile/pda/Article.cfm?ArticleID=99042&News=1) Windows IT Pro, CO - 14 hours ago This weekend, Microsoft abruptly ended its takeover bid for ailing online giant Yahoo! after failing to come to terms on the value of the transaction. **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)

[Ballmer Pulls Microsoft Out Of Talks With Yahoo](http://www.dbtechno.com/computers/2008/05/04/ballmer-pulls-microsoft-out-of-talks-with-yahoo/) dBTechno, MA - 14 hours ago Boston (dbTechno) – Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has come out and stated that the company is no longer going to try and pursue the Internet **…**[MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news) – [YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news)

[Microsoft withdraws Yahoo offer](http://mwcnews.net/content/view/22229/0/) MWC News, Canada - 14 hours ago By Agencies The decision came after Microsoft’s attempt to increase its offer price to $33 per share was rejected by Yahoo for not meeting the asking price **…**[YHOO](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=YHOO&client=news) – [MSFT](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=MSFT&client=news)