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Bill Gates Doesn't Think Yahoo Deal Is Likely
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Friday, 27 Jun 2008 | 7:53 AM ET
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By: Reuters
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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]for more than a year and by early May had offered up to $47.5 billion, or $33 per share, to buy the Internet company.The software giant had hoped a Yahoo deal would accelerate its ability to capitalize on Web advertising growth and compete with Google [GOOG
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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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