Microsoft/Yahoo Search Deal Finalized, Still Faces Government Scrutiny
“Microsoft and Yahoo! believe that this deal will create a sustainable and more compelling alternative in search that can provide consumers, advertisers and publishers real choice, better value, and more innovation.
“Yahoo! and Microsoft welcome the broad support the deal has received from key players in the advertising industry and remain hopeful that the closing of the transaction can occur in early 2010.”
Of course, the deal is still under investigation by the Department of Justice, so nothing is in the bag yet.