Seems like 2009 won't go without few bells and whistles: Microsoft, accused by a patent infringement, lost a case, is ordered to pay $290M fine and stop selling Word 2007.

In a response to the very funny, threating and offensive proposal from Microsoft, Yahoo! Inc. has replied to Steve Ballmer saying that they do not want to sell their company to Microsoft, and something like "we know what's best for us, thanks!".
Read the reply here.
I don't know why did the sentence "Sell us your company, or we will kidnap your kids!" came across my mind after reading the proposal and the reply.

Steve Ballmer, thank you for keeping me smiling all the time.