If it has been said once, it has been said a thousand times. Microsoft (MSFT) would like to buy Yahoo! (YHOO) to challenge the online search and web presence of Google (GOOG).

The latest installment of the rumor is in today’s New York Post. The paper writes "sources close to Microsoft say the company is still debating if it should make last year’s informal offer to buy Yahoo! official by going public with its bid."

Douglas A. McIntyre