Ballmer rejects notion of new Microsoft-Yahoo deal
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer rejected a public
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suggestion by Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang that Microsoft should take another look at his struggling Web search company. Speaking in Sydney, Australia, Ballmer said Microsoft has moved on since bidding (and rebidding) for Yahoo and then retracting its offer earlier this year. Ballmer did leave the door open to a potential partnership, according to reports. Earlier this week, Google walked away from a proposed ad deal with Yahoo, citing regulatory concerns.
"We made an offer, we made another offer, and it was clear that Yahoo didn't want to sell the business to us and we moved on," Ballmer said, according to the Associated Press. "We are not interested in going back and relooking at an acquisition. I don't know why they would be either, frankly. They turned us down at $33 a share." Yahoo's per-share price was just under $14 on Thursday.
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Microsoft moves in on Google's Verizon search deal
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