More Yahoo! MSFT Drama

YHOO - BoomTown discusses how MSFT aims to gain control of YHOO w/o actually buying the company; BoomTown thinks the two companies will start talking again soon re a sweetened search deal, which could also entail MSFT buying up to 1/3 of YHOO. That stake, combined w/positions of like-minded investors Icahn and others, could effectively give MSFT control w/o actually buying YHOO. http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080625/could-microsoft-get-control-of-yahoo-without-buying-it-investors-think-so/

YHOO - more talk on CNET about MSFT and YHOO coming back to the negotiating table re a new search deal. MSFT remains interested in buying YHOO's search assets and could come back w/a sweetened offer. a source close to Yahoo said the company's main objections to the Microsoft proposal are its exclusivity and term. The source indicated that Yahoo remains open to discussing a search deal despite its letter and its deal with Google - CNET. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-9977610-60.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20