Rav said:
Jun. 13, 4:10 PM
The bottomline is this: MSFT wants to milk the YHOO cows without owning them (I believe analogy is Icahn's). GOOG wants to provide YHOO with a gadget that improves the yield of its cows. YHOO is free to use it on whichever cows they choose and on whatever days it suits, as long as GOOG gets a small cut, everytime they use this gadget. GOOG is very clear that they are not trying to own the cows or milk the cows.