The article omits any consideration of anti-trust either on the part of Microsoft or on the part of Google. It ignores the effect on people on the street. With those aspects omitted, the importance of what is poofed about as preliminary rumors seems relatively unimportant.

This article highlights the latest news. It gives the reader a peak at a real analysis of the impact of the merger. It would have been nice if the writer would have dug a little deeper into the reason, as to why now the talks are back on. Good article, nonetheless.

Sums up the latest in Microsoft and Yahoo following a vague statemnt by Microsoft. Includes a video of S&P Internet analyst Scott Kessler who says that a partial Microsoft-Yahoo combination won't satisfy investors like Icahn, though these renewed talks may lead to an outright merger. See link below for related story from the Seattle P-I.