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Transaction valued at approximately $44.6 billion in cash and stock; provides 62 percent premium to current trading price for Yahoo! shareholders; combined entity to create a more competitive company, providing superior value to shareholders, better choice and innovation for customers and partners

REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 1, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) today announced that it has made a proposal to the Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) Board of Directors to acquire all the outstanding shares of Yahoo! common stock for per share consideration of $31 representing a total equity value of approximately $44.6 billion. Microsoft’s proposal would allow the Yahoo! shareholders to elect to receive cash or a fixed number of shares of Microsoft common stock, with the total consideration payable to Yahoo! shareholders consisting of one-half cash and one-half Microsoft common stock. The offer represents a 62 percent premium above the closing price of Yahoo! common stock on Jan. 31, 2008.

By MICHAEL BARBARO

Sales of women’s clothing, a traditional pillar of the holiday shopping season, are unusually weak so far this year, according to a major credit card company, an ominous sign for the retail industry.

From high-end dresses to bargain coats, spending on women’s apparel dropped nearly 6 percent during the first half of the Christmas season, compared with the same period last year, according to MasterCard Advisors, a division of the credit card company.

The first ever pan-European insight into women’s attitudes and interaction with the internet has revealed that within the next year they will be online more than men if current growth trends continue. The EIAA Digital Women Report forms part of the EIAA Mediascope Europe Study and is the most comprehensive research available, looking into how European women allocate their time across media and how consumers use the internet.

Women’s Media Consumption
• In 2005 men spent an average of 11 hours a week online compared to women who spent around 9 hours a week online. However, in 3 years the hours spent online by female internet users has grown by 63% and for men it has grown 54%
• The amount women watch television has grown only 12% and the amount they read magazines has fallen by 4.5% in the last year, making internet Europe’s fastest growing media

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