The biggest story of last week does not seem to go away. Microsoft's attempt to take over Yahoo! was formally rejected. Do we care?

No. This is a story that does not have a happy ending. Microsoft's attempt was a mistake in the first place. Yahoo! is a failing business, with an un-microsoft culture.

Before starting this post, I must admit publicly that Yahoo! is not my favorite company. They could leave the internet and I would not shed a tear. In fact, Google received my search engine and advertising business because in my opinion Yahoo! is a lousy company and their directory listing policies stink. The insult came from my attempt to get this site listed in the Yahoo! search engine directory. There was a payment program that I fell for - and will tell anyone who listens - was (is) a scam. After submitting the website, Yahoo! was to determine if the site was good enough for listing. Yahoo! rejected this site. After this insult, why would I care anything about Yahoo!?

Anyway, back to this week's story. We can't seem to surf anywhere without someone providing their opinion about a Microsoft bid. Mistake or not, Microsoft headlined with their takeover bid. Now, some prognosticators are suggesting AOL and Yahoo! are in talks. Two dinosaurs talking merger reminds me of Novell running around and buying companies. Remember Novell? They owned the networking business until their policies stripped them of success. Novell ran around buying companies that were starting to falter. Novell is now a big "N" for "Not."

Microsoft loves to grow through acquisitions, too. Yet, they usually purchase new companies and not failing ones. My advice to Microsoft is to let this one go. They'll be gone soon enough. And if Yahoo! and AOL merge then we know that my crystal ball is clear - the company is history.