Tim Armstrong wanting to merge with Yahoo

http://Www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-09/aol-said-to-discuss-deal-with-yahoo-advisers.html

by Kavan • 15 years ago

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Kavan• 15 years ago

A classic case of 1 + 1 = 0?

Been thinking recently, what internet brands have come back from the dead? (Not Apple, they are a hardware company.)

The Napster brand was acquired, but the new company never really made it.

I was chatting to a young dev on the Zaarly startup crawl who said he worked in 'gaming', but when pressed he said he worked for a startup acquired by Yahoo. He didn't like saying he worked at Yahoo. That is a very strong signal they are dying.

MySpace, Bebo, Friendster. It seems like once you hit the deadpool or are on your way down, there is no way back?

samstave• 15 years ago

I posted this to the other thread on this topic:

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I said the following here on Yahoo almost a year ago:

"Yahoo is dead.

I don't know how they can do a meaningful recovery. Sure - they probably have enough cash to stay alive for a while - but if I were yahoo, I would be focusing on investing in every single startup in the valley in an effort to own some % of future innovation, which they have lost.

I cant see anything revolutionary occurring with their web property - their IP is mostly uninteresting and I cant imagine a large % of their staff being of too much interest to FB or Goog. I am sure there are some top devs there that would do well to migrate out - but for the majority of their staff, they must have few options.

Seriously - Yahoo could do well just becoming a very prolific investor in everything happening around them, rather than thinking a new haircut and convertable will alleviate their mid-life crisis."

Tim Armstrong wanting to merge with Yahoo

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