Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081119/capt.1b8b18bcaf16474db7d58f84c72212db.microsoft_yahoo_waet107.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=N93OP8P2QI7_.3w3fOyw9A--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer addresses the annual Microsoft shareholder's meeting Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, in Bellevue, Wash. Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders that the company would still be 'very open' to a collaboration on Internet search. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081119/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_yahoo)AP - Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders that the company would still be "very open" to a collaboration on Internet search. His comments sent Yahoo shares diving more than 20 percent.</p><br clear="all"/>
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