Yahoo Fence Sitting, Will Meet With Microsoft And AOL Next Week

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

fencesitting.jpgA Yahoo board meeting Friday authorized talks with both Microsoft and Time Warner (AOL) next week.

According to a New York Times report quoting sources, Yahoo’s board met to evaluate Microsoft’s takeover bid and other alternatives but did not make a formal decision on which option to pursue.

The fence sitting from Yahoo provides some solace to Microsoft after a week where an AOL-Yahoo deal was said to be close at hand.

The Times also quoted a “person briefed on the discussions” between News Corp and Microsoft for the former to join the bid for Yahoo as describing the discussions as being only “conceptual..suggesting that a joint bid was unlikely.”

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