Daily Debrief: Microsoft and Yahoo back at the negotiating table

Like two teenagers trying to figure out if they like each other, Yahoo and Microsoft are back at it again, trying to determine if a relationship can work. In Wednesday's edition of the Daily Debrief, I spoke with CNET News.com's Ina Fried about this latest round of talks and who is more desperate for the partnership.

Despite the recent pairing between Yahoo and Google, signs indicate that Microsoft is after the Sunnyvale-based Yahoo for its search capabilities. That doesn't come as a huge surprise since that was the essence of the last round of talks before the deal was completely yanked off the table. And if we're likening this courtship to teenage love, I suppose that makes Carl Icahn the too-cool-for-school senior who's waiting to see how and when he can benefit most when the dust finally settles.

[j_a_s_p_e_r]

This is a story is an amputee. Sources, sources, sources. This is not reporting.... I expect better

[ashwin_r]

wouldn't that be a shameless move .... eventually turning out to be just the money power that rules. I mean where is all the service aspect in the industry gone? Yahoo was just doing wonderful before providing amazing products and just for the sake of the deal would it act like a sell out guy...

[ashwin_r]

wouldn't that be a shameless move .... eventually turning out to be just the money power that rules. I mean where is all the service aspect in the industry gone? Yahoo was just doing wonderful before providing amazing products and just for the sake of the deal would it act like a sell out guy...