hmmmmmmmmmmmm I thought the yahoo deal was as significant as it could get.... AP Microsoft Plans Significant Announcement Thursday February 21, 8:42 am ET Microsoft Says Executives to Make "Sigificant" Announcement at 11:30 A.m. EST REDMOND, Wash. (AP) -- Software giant Microsoft Corp. says executives will make a "significant" company announcement Thursday morning, unrelated to its bid for search engine operator Yahoo Inc. The Redmond, Wash.-based company said it will hold a press teleconference at 11:30 a.m. EST (8:30 a.m. PST) with Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie, Bob Muglia, senior vice president of the server and tools business, and General Counsel Brad Smith.