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"Yahoo! is allegedly seeking an end to its web search partnership with Microsoft. The Wall Street Journal understands that chief executive Marissa Mayer has been trying to terminate the 10-year contract since taking over last summer, but has been unsuccessful so far.   Microsoft and Yahoo! entered the agreement in 2010, but it has so far failed to deliver the increased market share and revenue-per-search (RPS) that both sides had targeted. When commenting on the report, neither party addressed the matter directly, with both sides stating that the partnership remains intact for now. &amp;quot;We continue to see strong progress on the RPS front and are working closely with Yahoo to further strengthen our partnership and deliver real choice and value to advertisers and consumers,&amp;quot; said Microsoft in a statement issued to CNET. Yahoo! said that Microsoft remains &amp;quot;an important partner&amp;quot; for the time being. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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