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"There's a theory that Microsoft's 21 billion dollar cash reserves are burning a hole in their pocket, and that they plan to spend that on something else now that the Yahoo deal didn't go through. \nHowever, according to AP, Bill Gates has said in today's news conference in Tokyo that Microsoft is not interested in other deals, and that they're going at it alone. \n\"Microsoft is focused on its independent strategy,\" he said; and, referring to their search and online advertising strategy, added: \"we will make the advances that give people a great choice there.\"\nThe problem, however, is the fact that Microsoft has been after Yahoo for years now, obviously not being able to match neither Google's online advertising platform, nor their search offering. Ballmer's and Gates' promises that Microsoft is able to do it alone now, after all this time, don't sound very convincing. My bet is still that Microsoft and Yahoo will be sitting at the same negotiating table in a year or two, with even bleaker future ahead. But, you never know, perhaps the old dog can still learn a new trick or two."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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