The New York Post published an article in which sources close to Microsoft declared that the firm has been in talks with Yahoo! about potentially acquiring a major portion of the company.
This rumor is in actual fact no big surprise since it isn’t the first time that Microsoft announces the aim to acquire Yahoo! and then takes back, exactly like last year.
The most interesting thing about it all is how the market reacted to the news, rewarding Yahoo!’s share with an important growth. In January Yahoo’s stock reached its lowest ever since the beginning of 2006 and since November the stock underperformed by more than 30%.