FT.com / In depth - Yahoo says Microsoft has ruled out merger

I suspect this means the acquisition negotiation posturing poker game is back in full swing...

Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Jerry Yang said on Wednesday a potential deal with Microsoft has tremendous power, but the software giant appears no longer interested in a full merger.

In his most public comments to date about his thinking on the four-month-old, on-again, off-again Microsoft merger saga, Yang signaled his company remained open to a potential deal, but said Microsoft had ruled out a merger for now.

FT.com / In depth - Yahoo says Microsoft has ruled out merger