What does the Microsoft-Yahoo deal mean?

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With a few strokes of a pen, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Yahoo's Carol Bartz finally signed a deal that will turn Microsoft into the second-largest search company in the world and turn Yahoo into a media-driven advertising broker. Here's a breakdown of the deal.<div class="feedflare">
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