In case you forgot, Microsoft made a $44.6-billion bid to acquire Yahoo back in February, which Yahoo promptly declined on the grounds that it was too low. Since then, Microsoft-Yahoo has been the rumor that simply will not die, and has taken on a relentless, 'Night Of The Living Dead' type of feel, with the story re-emerging every few weeks or so with a new angle of intrigue.
Of course, the economic downturn and Yahoo's steadily eroding share price has made Yahoo's refusal seem incredibly ill-fated. Microsoft, meanwhile, has in recent months been picking off Yahoo search talent like a determined grizzly bear during a salmon run, making an acquisition -- even one limited to Yahoo's search business -- seem increasingly improbable.
