Friday's dramatic bounce in Yahoo's stock on reports of a deal with Microsoft -- later discredited, reflects the pressure facing the third- and second-largest internet companies as they struggle to gain market share from Google, according to analysts.
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Microsoft and Yahoo once again speaking to each other, with sources saying the latest talks involve a deal short of an acquisition.
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At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, John Battelle of Federated Media Publishing questions Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang about Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo for $33 dollars a share earlier in 2008. Yang says the companies weren't far from agreeing on terms of a deal. He adds that Microsoft has made it clear that is no longer interested in buying Yahoo.
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