Yahoo! made this announcement to acquire IndexTools' Analytics Business a few days ago.
Eric Peterson has a great blog article on how this action makes a possible permanent change to the field of web analytics in general.
Come today according to this blog post the use of the tool is now free, putting it head to head with Google Analytics as well as
Microsoft's Gatineau
And there's still the outstanding deadline on the offer by Microsoft to buy out Yahoo.
It seems like the board of directors are either outright refusing to think in terms of a Microsoft buyout, or ensuring there's reason enough for Microsoft to make a higher bid offer for them to consider, and not a lower one as Microsoft has subtly threatened to make if it has to go directly to shareholders.
Will this move by Yahoo's board also reinforce their shareholders' confidence to hold out if Microsoft makes them a direct offer after the deadline date, or pass altogether on being acquired if the Yahoo board chooses that route?
Time will tell.
