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Yahoo! Wants to Ding Bing

Yahoo! reportedly wants out of its search deal with Microsoft.

By Rick Munarriz – May 9, 2013 at 11:00PM EST

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT 0.57%) aren't working out as search partners, and a source is telling The Wall Street Journal that Yahoo! wants to end its deal with Microsoft's Bing.

There's a problem. Yahoo! signed a 10-year deal to let Bing take over its search business three years ago. Since Microsoft can't generate the same kind of ad revenue as Google (GOOG +0.95%), it isn't a surprise that Yahoo! is disappointed with Bing despite Microsoft's ad revenue guarantees.

In this video, longtime Fool contributor Rick Munarriz explores why taking a big check from Microsoft didn't pan out for Nokia (NOK 0.56%), and it's clearly not working out for Yahoo!. 

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Rick Munarriz
Rick Munarriz is a contributing Motley Fool stock analyst and long-time contributor to the company’s free offerings and premium investing services, including Rule Breakers and Supernova. He has analyzed stocks across media and entertainment, retail and restaurants, and emerging technologies for The Motley Fool for 30 years. Rick holds an MBA from the University of Miami, once traveled the country with his band Paris By Air, and on weekends he can be seen on stage at Just The Funny theater in Miami as an improv comedy performer and co-owner. He is a regular guest on CNBC, Fox Business, BBC, and NPR for his expert stock analysis. He lives with his family in Miami and Celebration, Florida.
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Stocks Mentioned

Microsoft Stock Quote
Microsoft
NASDAQ: MSFT
$370.59
(-0.61%)-$2.30
Nokia Stock Quote
Nokia
NYSE: NOK
$8.80
(-1.01%)-$0.09
Alphabet Stock Quote
Alphabet
NASDAQ: GOOGL
$302.86
(+0.96%)+$2.87

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