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The collapse of a deal between Yahoo and Microsoft has thrown the realignment of the consumer internet sector into doubt
Shareholders angry at the failure of takeover talks with Microsoft have only until next week to mount a campaign to force the internet company to reconsider
The internet company might have been prepared to accept a lower price rather than see the proposed acquisition collapse, indicated Jerry Yang in an interview with the FT
Jerry Yang is seeking to calm investors and the media by explaining the reasons behind the collapse of Microsoft’s takeover bid for his company
Three months ago, when Microsoft launched its bid for Yahoo, Time Warner was seen as the odd man out
An expected realignment of the consumer internet sector was thrown into doubt over the weekend following Microsoft’s surprise abandonment of its $46.5bn takeover offer for Yahoo

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The company’s lead in internet advertising appears assured now Microsoft has dropped its bid for Yahoo – and the implications worry some in the industry
Investors can expect another round in the saga of Microsoft and Yahoo at some point. In the meantime, the longer it can help to delay any tie-up between its competitors, the better Google will do

Paul Taylor discusses the many threads of Microsoft’s effort to buy Yahoo, as the internet group ponders a tie-up with Time Warner’s AOL, and Microsoft talks with News Corp about a Yahoo-MySpace combination