Quoted: Documents unsealed Monday evening reveal some sexy details on the process inside Yahoo, but probably don't change the dynamic with Microsoft, Carl Icahn -- or Google, for that matter.
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Among the highlights:
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Microsoft made a $40 per share bid for Yahoo in January 2007, but was rebuffed by then CEO Terry Semel.
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Microsoft went public with its 2008 bid after attempting another private transaction and coming to the conclusion that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang was adamantly opposed to selling.

Quoted: Kevin Johnson, the president of Microsoft’s platforms and services division, sent out this memo to company employees in which he outlines the Microsoft’s strategy in online advertising. He also refers to the press statement issued in reference to Yahoo. The company is sending mixed messages, both to the outside world and its employees. You can read

Quoted: Seems talks are on again and it's either required or in Microsoft's interest to release this statement today: MICROSOFT ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING YAHOO! REDMOND, Wash. — May 18, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today issued the following statement: “In light of developments since the withdrawal of the Microsoft proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft

Quoted: This afternoon I sent the attached letter to Jerry Yang announcing that Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo.

An update on Yahoo's search for an alternative to the MS bid.

Quoted: Sources tell us that News Corp.put a variety of offers on the table last Friday after weeks of negotiations, including ones involving Google, private equity funds, and even one scenario involving Microsoft as a search advertising partner. Now the latest development is that Time Warner is putting together yet another proposal to combine Yahoo with AOL.

Quoted: Could Microsoft now attempt to exert the same sort of inappropriate and illegal influence over the Internet that it did with the PC? While the Internet rewards competitive innovation, Microsoft has frequently sought to establish proprietary monopolies -- and then leverage its dominance into new, adjacent markets.

Comes off pretty hollow from a company with a search monopoly and a thriving ad business that penalizes small websites in its index for selling text/link ads on their own.

Well, the rumors were everywhere, but I didn't believe them.

Quoted: NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Microsoft Corp. made an unsolicited $44.6 billion cash and stock bid for Yahoo on Friday, a deal that could shake up the competitive and lucrative market for online advertising.
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Shares of Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) were up 45% in midday trading, while shares of Dow component Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) tumbled more than 6%.

Todd Bishop interviews David Sobeski about the new Yahoo office in Bellevue.

Quoted: With its earnings quiet period behind it, Yahoo is breaking its silence and publicly discussing its plans to open an office in the Seattle region.
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I spoke this morning with David Sobeski, 39, a former Microsoft Windows general manager and current Yahoo senior vice president, who played a key role in making the new Yahoo office come together.