How Microsoft dodged the Yahoo bullet
Five years ago this month Microsoft dropped its plan to acquire Yahoo for $47.5 billion. What a break.
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How Microsoft dodged the Yahoo bullet
It was five years ago this month that Microsoft officially dropped its plan to acquire Yahoo for $47.5 billion. In hindsight, losing that battle was the best thing that could have happened to Microsoft.
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