Could Microsoft Control Yahoo Without Buying It? Investors Think So

So when will Microsoft and Yahoo really start talking again?

Much sooner than later, if investors have their way.

While the pair have not had any substantive new talks as yet, despite reports they had, BoomTown would expect pressure from those shareholders (if not a dose of sanity in the face of the Google juggernaut) will bring them to the table within the next week.

While the software giant has no interest in buying all of the Internet portal, under a scenario that was first suggested to Microsoft by major Yahoo shareholders-including activist investor Carl Icahn, who is waging a proxy war against the company-a more substantial search deal could effectively give Microsoft control over Yahoo.

How?

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Comments

[loki]

not to secret if its all over the web is it?

[americaforme]

Bennidit Arnold suggest that his very own outsoursed company, shake hoofs. These global pirates will go to any extreme to minipulate the internet..I hope someone that is important is watching... to stop this massive enterprise.

[akkadian]

may the powers that be spare us from Matrix Microsoft....

[Viper]

You should have tried to deal with IBM when it was the only kid on the block.. be careful what you wish for. My companies do very nicely on MS Software.

Regards