If I were Microsoft, I'd much rather spend that money to buy Microsoft stock rather than Yahoo stock. I actually don't think MS stock is a bad buy right now -

If I were Microsoft, I'd much rather spend that money to buy Microsoft stock rather than Yahoo stock. I actually don't think MS stock is a bad buy right now - they're not in debt (never have been in their history) and they're a year or so out from the next versions of their flagship products (Windows and Office), which have historically given their stock a little boost.