We have all of the pieces we need to move forward'' and be one of the top ad platforms, Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft's chief advertising strategist, said today at a G

We have all of the pieces we need to move forward'' and be one of the top ad platforms, Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft's chief advertising strategist, said today at a Goldman Sachs Internet conference in Las Vegas when asked about an acquisition of Yahoo. Microsofts say the darnedest things.