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05.12.08

Microsoft Makes Bid to Buy Yahoo

The weakened Internet giant gets an offer it may not be able to refuse

By Gregory Mone Posted 02.01.2008 at 1:50 pm 1 Comment

It has been rumored for a while, and just became official. Microsoft made a bid to buy Yahoo. The price tag? A measly $44.6 billion.

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