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Linda Rosencrance
Sizing up Microsoft and Yahoo: Did anybody win?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 5, 2008 - 7:52pmLast updated: May 6, 2008 - 7:09am
Microsoft gave up its effort to acquire Yahoo because the software company decided it wasn't worth the cost and potential negative publicity involved with a proxy fight -- either that or Microsoft figured it couldn't win in a proxy fight.
