Microsoft & Yahoo

Well for now it seems like Microsoft has pulled out of the bid for Yahoo ... suggesting of course that the price is the deal breaker.   However one of the little details which has happened behind the scenes during the long battle, which might have just proved a regulatory nightmare, is Yahoo outsourcing its online advertising to Google!  Still given that the Yahoo share price has fallen since the announcement, it's indeed possible that Microsoft plan simply to buy later at a better price.