Microsoft,in its struggle against Google, tried unsuccessfully last year to buy Yahoo for more than forty billion dollars.

VOA: special.2009.07.17

They go online to a search engine like Google or Yahoo.

VOA: special.2009.10.12

It's the first-ever decision engine. From Microsoft." A Web traffic report last Friday from StatCounter said Bing twice passed Yahoo in usage in the United States in its first few weeks.

VOA: special.2009.07.17

Yahoo is the second biggest search engine.

VOA: special.2009.07.17

The oil giant has also purchased Internet search terms on Google and Yahoo to direct inquiries to its website.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10