John Paczkowski

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Yahoo Yodel Becomes High-Pitched Funeral Keen

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Yahoo’s quite the damsel in distress these days, isn’t it? The Internet underachiever has reportedly renewed its talks with Google, as it desperately searches for alternatives to Microsoft’s $44.6 billion takeover bid. “Jerry [Yang, Yahoo CEO] is as motivated as hell to try anything he can,” a source familiar with the deal told the Los Angeles Times. “Google is hyper-competitive, and it wants to do anything it can, anytime it can, to stop Microsoft from getting one foot in the door.”

Bit of a truism, that. Still, the report–if it’s true–could mean Yahoo is considering turning over its search advertising business to Google.


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