I hope Apple has a surprise for Mac-netbook fans at Macworld in January. But if Apple does deliver on the Mac netbook, I'm quite sure that it won't come as we would like it to.

3. The Trials and Tribulations of Yahoo

Have you heard the latest Yahoo rumor? You probably have, because the only way to avoid Yahoo rumors is by living under a rock.

One big fat Yahoo that Microsoft would gobble up Yahoo for a whopping $46 billion. That . Yahoo's , Jerry Yang, reportedly refused Microsoft's offer and sought an . That didn't .

More speculation followed the MicroHoo rumor. One included . But the Microsoft-to-buy-Yahoo rumor just wouldn't quit. Apparently even