SAN FRANCISCO - FEBRUARY 1: Cars drive down 6th Street past a Yahoo! billboard February 1, 2008 in San Francisco, California. In an effort to compete with internet leader Google Inc. , Microsoft Corp has made a $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc. Getty Images logo Getty Images 22 months ago

SAN FRANCISCO - FEBRUARY 1: Cars drive down 6th Street past a Yahoo! billboard February 1, 2008 in San Francisco, California. In an effort to compete with internet leader Google Inc. , Microsoft Corp has made a $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc.

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  1. A view of the office building of Alibaba (China) Technology Co. Ltd on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province November 10, 2009. Alibaba.com, China's largest e-commerce firm and Yahoo's business partner for the country, reported a 20 percent fall in quarterly profit, beating analysts' estimates, as China's economic stimulus spending lifted online trading.
  2. Carol Barth, CEO of the California-based Internet pioneer Yahoo, gestures during a speech at the luncheon organised by American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) on November 10, 2009 in Singapore. Barth was speaking ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum being held in the city on November 14-15.
  3. Carol Barth, CEO of the California-based Internet pioneer Yahoo, gestures during a speech at the luncheon organised by American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) on November 10, 2009 in Singapore. Barth was speaking ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum being held in the city on November 14-15.
  4. Carol Barth, CEO of the California-based Internet pioneer Yahoo, gestures during a speech at the luncheon organised by American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) on November 10, 2009 in Singapore. Barth was speaking ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum being held in the city on November 14-15.
  5. Carol Barth, CEO of the California-based Internet pioneer Yahoo, speaks at the luncheon organised by American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) on November 10, 2009 in Singapore. Barth was speaking ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum being held in the city on November 14-15.
  6. Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Carol Bartz speaks at a lunch talk organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore November 10, 2009. Internet giant Yahoo Inc is committed to grow its operating margin at a 15-20 percent pace over the next three years, Bartz said on Tuesday.
  7. Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO of Google, left, and Lowell McAdam, CEO of Verizon Wireless, held a joint conference call in New York City today to announce their companies' new partnership. They said Verizon Wireless will deliver devices of the future with leading-edge mobile applications and services using Google's Android open platform in coming weeks. To learn more about today's announcement, look for the news release on the Verizon Wireless web site at http://news. vzw.com.
  8. Eric Schmidt, left, chairman and CEO of Google, and Lowell McAdam, president and CEO of Verizon Wireless, announce a partnership, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in New York. Verizon will begin using Google's Android platform in it's handheld devices.
  9. Eric Schmidt, left, chairman and CEO of Google, and Lowell McAdam, president and CEO of Verizon Wireless, announce a partnership, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in New York. Verizon Wireless and Google Inc. said they are teaming up to speed development of new mobile devices based on Google's Android software that will run on Verizon's cell phone network.
  10. Eric Schmidt, chairman and CEO of Google, discusses the partnership with Verizon Wireless, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 in New York. Google Inc. is seeing an economic recovery under way, not just in the U.S., but also in Europe, Schmidt said Wednesday.
  11. Eric Schmidt (L), Chairman and CEO of Google, sits for an interview with James Fallows (R) of the Atlantic at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009. The interview was part of the First Draft of History event, held by the Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute to bring together newsmakers, historians and journalists.
  12. Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO of Google, speaks during an interview at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009. The interview was part of the First Draft of History event, held by the Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute to bring together newsmakers, historians and journalists.
  13. MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 07: Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation Steve Ballmer addresses the media during a news conference on October 7, 2009 in Munich, Germany. Ballmer talked about the upcoming launch of the new Windows 7 computer operating system.
  14. MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 07: Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation Steve Ballmer looks on during a news conference on October 7, 2009 in Munich, Germany. Ballmer talked about the upcoming launch of the new Windows 7 computer operating system.
  15. MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 07: Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation Steve Ballmer looks on during a news conference on October 7, 2009 in Munich, Germany. Ballmer talked about the upcoming launch of the new Windows 7 computer operating system.
  16. MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 07: Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation Steve Ballmer addresses the media during a news conference on October 7, 2009 in Munich, Germany. Ballmer talked about the upcoming launch of the new Windows 7 computer operating system.

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  2. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives at a press conference in his Jerusalem office, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2009. Israel will halt construction in its West Bank settlements for 10 months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday, in an effort to restart peace talks, but Palestinians rejected the freeze as insufficient because it did not include east Jerusalem.
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  6. TARIFA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 25: Former Swiss Pilot Yves Rossy attends a press conference after ditching in the Atlantic while attempting to fly solo from Morocco to Spain with a jet-powered wing strapped to his back on November 25, 2009 Atlanterra near Tarifa, Spain. Former Swiss Jet Fighter pilot Yves Rossy failed to complete his intercontinental flight from Morocco to Spain with a jet-powered wing strapped to his back due to the jet-powered wing malfunctioning. Rossy had to ditch in the Straits of Gibraltar and was rescued, unhurt, by helicopter.
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