In a move sure to get people excited about their Advance 08 conference slated to start on Tuesday of next week, Microsoft issued a vague and ambiguous press release that contains 292 words – and spends 112 of them saying essentially – “oh well, life goes on” pointing out “…that it is continuing to explore and pursue its alternatives to improve and expand its online services and advertising business. “.

“In light of developments since the withdrawal of the Microsoft
proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft announced that it is continuing
to explore and pursue its alternatives to improve and expand its online
services and advertising business. Microsoft is considering and has raised
with Yahoo! an alternative that would involve a transaction with Yahoo! but
not an acquisition of all of Yahoo! Microsoft is not proposing to make a
new bid to acquire all of Yahoo! at this time, but reserves the right to
reconsider that alternative depending on future developments and
discussions that may take place with Yahoo! or discussions with
shareholders of Yahoo! or Microsoft or with other third parties.

“There of course can be no assurance that any transaction will result
from these discussions.

Like two forever flirting romantic characters on a TV series, I wish they’d just go and do it already instead of dragging this out forever.

Link: Microsoft’s Press Release – About Nothing