Microsoft's Yahoo bid triggers jitters, optimism

CHAMPAIGN – Only six months after Yahoo Inc. started operations in Champaign, folks around town are wondering what a possible takeover of Yahoo by Microsoft Corp. might mean for the local facility.

Some profess nervousness over another change in ownership, given that most Yahoo employees in Champaign were working for Motorola a half-year ago.

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