Throughout Microsoft Talks, Yahoo Appeared Unwilling to Sell

In the three months after Microsoft launched its bid for Yahoo, the two sides met repeatedly to negotiate. But Microsoft executives and bankers often sensed that Yahoo chief executive and co-founder Jerry Yang was never interested in reaching a deal.
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Peter Whoriskey

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