Was Yang's decision not to sell Yahoo the worst ever?

November 26th, 2008 By Mike Cassidy

Jerry Yang has hit a bit of a rough patch. Let's just get that out there. He's had to surrender the chief executive spot in the company he co-founded. He's had to listen to Steve Ballmer (again) say Microsoft was finished with any plans to rescue Yahoo with an outright purchase.


Content from McClatchy-Tribune Information Services expires 90 days after original publication date. For more information about McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, please visit www.mctdirect.com .

Similar stories from PHYSorg:


Ballmer reiterates interest in Yahoo talks

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Yahoo open to Microsoft deal under right terms

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microsoft, Yahoo! in search, ad talks

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microsoft secures Verizon mobile search deal

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microsoft posts modest search gains with Bing

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3


print this article email this article download pdf blog this article bookmark this article     Digg this Stumble it share on Facebook share on Reddit add to delicious save to Yahoo! bookmarks
5/5 after 2 votes


November 26th, 2008 all stories
Technology / Business

Comments: 0
Rank: 5/5 after 2 votes

  • Stumble this up

  • Digg this

  • Share it:
  • share on Facebook
  • share on MySpace
  • share on Slashdot
  • rss-newsfeed
  • share on Google
  • share on Reddit
  • add to delicious
  • save to Yahoo! bookmarks
  • share on Windows Live
  • Add to Mixx!
Rating: 5/5 after 2 votes

  • Related Stories

  • Yahoo CEO: Shake-up needs more time, not Microsoft
    created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0
  • Yahoo's Yang gets $1 in rocky final year as CEO
    created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0
  • Yahoo's feeble 1Q triggers nearly 700 more layoffs
    created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0
  • Sun unmoored as acquisition talks hit standstill
    created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0
  • Yahoo! Music pages to link to iTunes, YouTube
    created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tags


  • Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Memory with Matter Qubits
    Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Memory with Matter Qubits
    Physics / General Physics
    created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (17) | comments 1
  • 'Holey' Nanosheets for Wastewater Dye Removal
    Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
    created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1
  • Jellyfish Robot Swims Like its Biological Counterpart
    Jellyfish Robot Swims Like its Biological Counterpart
    Electronics / Robotics
    created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1
  • Could Maxwell's Demon Exist in Nanoscale Systems?
    Could Maxwell's Demon Exist in Nanoscale Systems?
    Physics / General Physics
    created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (18) | comments 29
  • Living Safely with Robots, Beyond Asimov's Laws
    Living Safely with Robots, Beyond Asimov's Laws
    Electronics / Robotics
    created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (52) | comments 40

    • Other News

    Japan demands 119 million dlrs in tax from Amazon: report

    Technology / Business

    created 17 hours ago | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

    Japanese authorities told a sales affiliate of US retail giant Amazon.com to pay about 119 million dollars in tax for unreported income over a three-year period, a newspaper said Sunday.


    Iconic skyscrapers find new luster by going green (AP)

    Iconic skyscrapers find new luster by going green

    Technology / Energy

    created 18 hours ago | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

    (AP) -- When owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of insulating windows, they were only partly interested in saving energy. They also needed ...


    Geeks double as scourges and sages at media summit

    Technology / Business

    created 13 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

    (AP) -- The media moguls attending an annual powwow staged by investment bank Allen & Co. used to be able to rest comfortably in the Idaho mountains as they mulled their next moves.


    Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter (AP)

    Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter

    Technology / Internet

    created 18 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

    (AP) -- Credit the recession for "staycations" and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates.


    UK spy chief's family details posted on Facebook

    Technology / Internet

    created 18 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

    (AP) -- He's the spy who came in from the beach.




    PhysOrg Account
    advanced search
    • follow with twitter
    • follow on facebook
    • image