Deciphering Microsoft's Yahoo bid 
Published: 04 Feb 2008 12:49 GMT
ZDNet.com editor in chief Dan Farber talks to Ina Fried, senior writer at CNET News.com, about Microsoft's Friday announcement of a $44.6bn (£22.7bn) cash-and-stock bid to acquire Yahoo. They discuss the reasons behind the potential acquisition, the fate of the MSN brand and the absence of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates from the announcement.





