Is Jilted Microsoft Turning Eyes Toward eBay?

Companies generally don't comment on rumor or speculation—that's the blogosphere/news media's job. The speculation du jour, which seems very likely born of non-buyer's remorse, is that Microsoft is eyeing—or should eye—an acquisition of eBay or, at least, PayPal and/or Skype.

eBay LogoOr not. But it wasn't that long ago, when it was becoming abundantly clear Google was busting the search block, that analysts and investors started pushing Microsoft to make a bid for Yahoo just because it made a lot of sense. As soon as MS got its ducks in a row* with the Office update and the release of Vista, that's pretty much what they did.

And we know how well that worked out: Microsoft's still got its $44 billion and Yahoo has a few months worth of 'splainin' to do. Lots of questions remain about Microsoft's next move, which could be another Yahoo bid once share prices sink below $20 again, or it could be, according to

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