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Yahoo: It Was About the Money Both Roy Bostock, chairman of Yahoo, and Jerry Yang, Yahoo's chief executive officer, released statements on Saturday explaining why they fought a Microsoft acquisition until the end. Letter: Microsoft's Ballmer Pulls Out of Yahoo Deal Microsoft releases the text of the letter explaining why Steve Ballmer decided to walk away from a proposed acquisition of Yahoo. Microsoft Talks Remained Friendly to the End A flurry of last-minute talks between the heads of the software and Internet giants preceded Saturday's decision by Microsoft to end its effort to buy Yahoo, said three people familiar with the talks, who were not authorized to speak publicly about them. Microsoft-Yahoo: It's Over Microsoft walked away from its bid to buy Yahoo on Saturday after the Internet company turned down its offer to raise the price by $5 billion to $47.5 billion. HP ProCurve 1700-24 With the HP ProCurve 1700-24, small and medium-size businesses seeking a low-end network switch can get the basic features they need—though not much else—at a terrific price. Apple Leopard Server Apple's new Leopard Server operating system will not only make Tiger Server users happy, it will finally give the Apple market a viable alternative to Windows Small Business Server. MADD vs. GTA4, Google's Orkut, and the Nerf Autocannon MADD takes on GTA4, more than you ever wanted to know about energy shots, Nerf chain gun and Duke Nukem Forever gets real… or does it? Is the Tech Industry Recession-Proof? Consumer spending might be down, but tech companies like Intel, HP, Apple, and IBM all posted stellar earnings for the last quarter. 3Com OfficeConnect Gigabit PoE Switch Small businesses or home users looking to make day-to-day use of VoIP over their data network should check out OfficeConnect's features and attractive price. D-Link xStack DGS-3627 For businesses needing more from a network switch than just the ability to pass packets, the D-Link DGS-3627 makes an excellent single-switch solution.