Jerry Yang & Microsoft

Yesterday, we were able to notice that Microsoft's chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, thinks there's still a chance for them to buy Yahoo, or at least a part of it. Now, it's Jerry Yang's turn to talk about the matter, by going in the open and speaking his mind. Finally, it was the time to do that, after all, there are 4 months already since this whole deal has started!


According to Yang, "Microsoft is no longer interested in buying the company, and we are talking about other things. We definitely have to understand what they're proposing...they clearly have an interest in Yahoo, and we need to understand more."

Come ooon!!! Four months! I guess it was enough time to make things clear so far... but I can't say I feel sorry for the current situation. Yahoo can keep it all together, and must push forward as it is, that's what I think, and I am sure most Yahoo users feel the same.

Regarding a partnership with Google, Yang said "It makes a lot of sense, but if we do something, we will talk about it. The level at which Yahoo can fully partner with Google has not been fully appreciated by the marketplace."

Finally, there's one more thing to add - according to Yahoo's CEO, price has been the only problem stopping them from linking with Microsoft - "We never got through the price door ... once we could have gone through it, then other issues could have been discussed."

These being said, I can only hope for the best for Yahoo. What do you think? Do they have what it takes to pull this off?

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