Posted AT 6:00 AM EDT on 06/02/08
No joy for Microsoft shareholders in Yahoo
You need a powerful search engine to find evidence that a Microsoft-Yahoo combination is a good idea for Microsoft shareholders.
For all its might, dominance and cash, Microsoft has accomplished next to nothing outside its desktop products, in which it has a near monopoly. And that despite having made countless investments and acquisitions over the past couple of decades.
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