A week or so ago I talked about a possible Microsoft purchase of Yahoo. Microsoft just recently acquired AQuantive Inc for $6 billion. While the $6B purchase was Microsoft’s biggest purchase to date, investors and market analyzers alike are calling for the record to be short lived. Microsoft was rumored to be considering a $50 billioon dollar purchase of Yahoo earlier this month. Now with the AQuantive Inc deal in place many people are predicting a Yahoo deal to be next in line.

I still think this could be a huge deal for the internet and world business alike. Yahoo and Microsoft as one force could quite possibly do a lot more than simply catch the attention of Google. Google would almost have to have some sort of an answer up its’ sleeve and fast. According to Bloomberg.com, Yahoo has declined to comment on whether or not it is willing to complete a full or majority sale to Microsoft. At this point that is one of the biggest pieces of the puzzle still missing. Without Yahoo’s approval, obviously there can be no sale.

Source: Bloomberg