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Toplines - Microsoft-Yahoo - February 1-2, 2008

Microsoft-Yahoo

Survey of 1,000 Adults

February 1-2, 2008

1* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of Microsoft?

21% Very favorable

42% Somewhat favorable

13% Somewhat unfavorable

4% Very unfavorable

20% Not sure

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of Yahoo?

19% Very favorable

46% Somewhat favorable

12% Somewhat unfavorable

3% Very unfavorable

19% Not sure

3* Have you read seen or heard about Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Yahoo?

62% Yes

30% No

7% Not sure

4* If Microsoft purchases Yahoo will that be good for internet users?

30% Yes

18% No

51% Not sure

5* If Microsoft purchases, Yahoo, will that be good for the economy?

60% Yes

6% No

33% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence