Microsoft CEO Says Willing to Partner with Yahoo, Not Sell

CEO Satya Nadella said the tech company has no intention of selling search to Yahoo!

at the Code Conference in Southern California,

At the Code Conference, Nadella emphasized that Microsoft will continue to focus and make breakthroughs in creating algorithms to better anticipate users questions and needs. Re/code wrote, “Nadella said the company has achieved breakthroughs in understanding questions posed in a more natural, human way, and offering responses. That technological milestone was achieved because of its work on its search engine, Bing.” Microsoft's CEO commented, “I say it's very important technology. We are very happy to partner with Yahoo, and not selling it.” Shares of Microsoft closed at $40.19 on Tuesday.