MicroHoo! not meant to be, for now

I've being watching this potential takeover of Yahoo! by Microsoft with some interest for the past few months since this megadeal would be possibly reshaped the entire internet as we know it today and a gamechanger in my profession.

Well, those of you who were against the deal... Rejoice!

MicroHoo! is a no go, at least for the foreseeable future. Microsoft has officially withdrew its bid and abandon hopes of taking on Yahoo! to fight Google. I couldn't imagine an internet with a Microsoft owned and operated Yahoo! or (gulp!) an internet without Yahoo! (redirected to MSN). Hopefully Jerry Yang and company can put this behind them and turn the corner in the next few months. If not, look for another bid from Microsoft towards the end of the year.