I think this deal holds some weight; The fact that microsoft won't directly own it might help get past any anti trust issues others would bring... - On the oth

I think this deal holds some weight; The fact that microsoft won't directly own it might help get past any anti trust issues others would bring... - On the other hand I think Google might try to step in again (like in the past unsuccessfully) and bring yahoo over to an agreement to block the microsoft deal.