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Soured on Yahoo, Microsoft Made Pass at Facebook  

Posted May 8, 08 9:41 AM CDT in Technology,  Business    Most Covered

(newser) – As its talks with Yahoo began to break down, Microsoft turned its attentions to Facebook as its possible Internet portal solution, reports the Wall Street Journal. Microsoft already has a $240-million stake in the $15-billion company, but it's uncertain if Facebook would consider a full acquisition. The Journal's source says there are no active discussions ongoing.

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Soured on Yahoo, Microsoft Made Pass at Facebook
Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft.   (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach)
Soured on Yahoo, Microsoft Made Pass at Facebook
Workers walk outside of a Microsoft campus in Mountain View, Calif.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Soured on Yahoo, Microsoft Made Pass at Facebook
The Facebook logo is displayed at a news conference in New York.   (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, file)
Soured on Yahoo, Microsoft Made Pass at Facebook
A Facebook web page.   (AP Photo/Medill, News Service, Lillian Cunningham)
Soured on Yahoo, Microsoft Made Pass at Facebook
Facebook.com's mastermind, Mark Zuckerberg.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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