**FILE** In this Feb. 23, 2005 file photo of Yahoo co founders Jerry Yang, left, and David Filo pose for a portrait in the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. Microsoft Corp. withdrew its $42.3 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc. on Saturday May 3, 2008, scrapping an attempt to snap up the tarnished Internet icon in hopes of toppling online search and advertising leader Google Inc. The decision to walk away from the deal came after last-ditch efforts to negotiate a mutually acceptable sale price proved unsuccessful. The talks reached a breaking point after Yang and Filo flew to Seattle in the morning to meet personally with Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Jerry Yang, David Filo

**FILE** In this Feb. 23, 2005 of Yahoo co founders Jerry Yang, left, and David Filo pose for a portrait in the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. Microsoft Corp. withdrew its $42.3 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc. on Saturday, scrapping an attempt to snap up the tarnished Internet icon in hopes of toppling online search and advertising leader Google Inc. The decision to walk away from the deal came after last-ditch efforts to negotiate a mutually acceptable sale price proved unsuccessful. The talks reached a breaking point after Yang and Filo flew to Seattle in the morning to meet personally with Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

 MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ / The Associated Press
 

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