Microsoft announced that it is continuing to explore and pursue its alternatives to improve and expand its online services and advertising business.
From the Microsoft Press Release: “Microsoft is considering and has raised with Yahoo an alternative that would involve a transaction with Yahoo, but not an acquisition of all of Yahoo.”
Hmm… what could that be? I mean merging MSN and Yahoo search to compete with Google is the part that makes the most sense, right? Of course, any branding panache that Yahoo has left will get killed by doing anything with Microsoft. Remember when Yahoo was cool?