Yahoo execs got a good look at Microsoft's latest plan — Microsoft has proposed acquiring Yahoo's search operations, buying a minority stake in the rest of the business, and selling off Yahoo's Asian assets — and these executives responded "lukewarmly," reports the Wall Street Journal. Need an aside to clarify the motives for each party in this drama? Here goes.

Sony has acquired Gracenote, the company whose software tells digital music listeners what song they're annoying fellow BART riders with. Sony paid $260 million for Emeryville-based digital media identification company Gracenote, and is likely to integrate its services with its digital audio players. [AP]