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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>VentureBeat - Latest Comments in After yet another Microsoft statement of disinterest, Yahoo stock down 15 percent</title><link>http://venturebeat.disqus.com/</link><description>News about Tech, Business and Innovation</description><atom:link href="https://venturebeat.disqus.com/after_yet_another_microsoft_statement_of_disinterest_yahoo_stock_down_15_percent/latest.rss" rel="self"></atom:link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:34:36 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: After yet another Microsoft statement of disinterest, Yahoo stock down 15 percent</title><link>http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/07/after-yet-another-microsoft-statement-of-disinterest-yahoo-stock-down-15-percent/#comment-3595924</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ouch.  I'm thinking that Microsoft is still interested, but they see a chance to let Yahoo twist in the wind for a little bit before they can sweep in with a single-digital per share price acquisition.  Since Google is dropping talks over cooperation, Yahoo seems to be running out of options for monetizing their traffic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nothing better than acquiring a competitor when they're under extreme stress...&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">JohnMcDonald</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:34:36 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>