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Bill Gates Doesn't Think Yahoo Deal Is Likely
Topics:Technology | Information Technology
Sectors:Software and Computer Services | Software | Technology
Companies:Google Inc | Yahoo! Inc | Microsoft Corp
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Microsoft's Bill Gates told NBC's Tom Brokaw he does not think a deal with Yahoo was likely, CNBC reported on Friday. (Video: Gates and Brokaw discuss MSFT's past and future)
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] had sought a tie-up with Yahoo [YHOO
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Gates is retiring from Microsoft on Friday, although he will remain the company's non- executive chairman.
CNBC will preview segments of the Brokaw interview all day on Friday.
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