Yahoo Board to Weigh Sale of Internet Business

[Mackin USA]

Board to discuss whether to proceed with a plan to spin off its investment in Alibaba, find a buyer for its core business, or both, sources said

http://www.wsj.com/articles/yahoo-board-to-weigh-potential-sale-of-internet-business-sources-say-1449015461

Does this even matter anymore?

[Brad]

>matter

No.  I had hoped Marissa could turn it around, but Yahoo is too hobbled by contracts, years of bad decisions, internal inertia, short term thinking, neglect and now, lack of money.  Meyer did her best working with what she had, but it sounds like too little too late.

I used to think Apple should buy Yahoo, but I don't think even Apple with their train loads of money could put Y back together again.  I do hope, if it comes about, that Apple would buy up Yahoo's search technology and patents and use whatever they can to start their own search engine.

We never did hear who Apple was going to pick for a search provider did we?

[littleman]

I don't get why they would want to sell their stake in Alibaba, it is huge, profitable and growing.

[JasonD]

> Alibaba

Because once the value has been realised, then there is little reason left to keep every other part of the business. It's the start of the end.

[rcjordan]

"They always said I sold too soon." - Miles Clark