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It is obvious in retrospect never at the time. Like shorting financial stocks three months ago (or yahoo) for that matter. If they knew, they would have acted
by fakeslimshady 18y ago
It is obvious in retrospect never at the time. Like shorting financial stocks three months ago (or yahoo) for that matter. If they knew, they would have acted differently.
- netcan 18y agoIt seemed reasonably clear at the time to quite a few shareholders. Anyway, I don't think it's a matter of catching up to Google in search. It's a matter of finding a business model that makes them money. For Yahoo still to be looking for one is kinda like a 53 year old hanging out in a Uni bar all day & getting excited about Oweek.
- marvin 18y agoAll the shareholders who wanted to sell had a pretty good chance to do so right after the takeover offer was announced.
- crabapple 18y agoIt is obvious in retrospect never at the time i strongly disagree. indeed the only party that didn't see the msft deal as a no-brainer were in management and the board.
- fakeslimshady 18y agoIn retrospect, it would have been better for shareholders to let Carl Icahn takeover and tear Yahoo to shreds and bend over for Microsoft. To make such a choice then, I just don't see a CEO giving it up like that. Thats why the proxy voted the way it did.