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Feb 1, 2008

Microsoft makes unexpected $44.6B offer for Yahoo

On the heels of an announcement by Yahoo that it will lay off 1000 employees, which amounts to 7 percent of its workforce, comes the astounding news that Microsoft has offered to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion. The reason behind the move is to effectively compete against Google.

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