Yahoo Needs To Go Private To Right Itself
from the staying-public-is-dangerous dept
Pretty much everyone now recognizes that Yahoo needs to reinvent itself these days. Its image and brand have been severely tarnished due to both poor management choices, an inability to compete successfully with search advertising and (of course) the fight concerning the possibility of a Microsoft merger. But, of course, all of this has only made the spotlight shine even more brightly on management -- which makes it much, much harder for the company to reinvent itself. So, I'm in agreement with those who think the real answer is for some private equity firms to take Yahoo private. Outside of the glare (and short-term focus) of the public markets, Yahoo might have the chance to reinvent itself for real, rather than being pulled in a different direction every few months. It can then return to the public markets later, or potentially sell itself again to another company under more favorable terms.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Filed Under: private, private equity, public, reinvent
Companies: yahoo
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Yahoo: Distant, last place, "also ran"...
The silly, backwoods yokel inferring name always put me off.
Google.... now there's a solid edifice of a name for a technology company.
(Do I get extra points for sarcasm?)
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tv listings load much quicker on yahoo than tvguide.com for me.
and Yahoo Answers, which is more successful than it should be since it's not the first to come up with such an idea.
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