Don't be a Yahoo in domaining! (2 Viewing)

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I've met a few yahoos in my time

When I was shopping and saw Yahoo!-branded stereo equipment, DVD players and other electronics sitting on the shelf (and later in the clearance bin) I knew this company had absolutely no clue what they were doing.

If fairness, I don't think Google would have become what they did if Yahoo acquired them.

Brad

The 2016 sale to Verizon was only a part of what the "Yahoo Corporation" owned.

Their part ownership of Alibaba and Yahoo Japan apparently got them another ~$57 billion:
Yahoo spin-out Altaba is selling its entire Alibaba stake and closing down | TechCrunch

Yahoo closes $7.6 billion deal with Alibaba Group

So after factoring inflation, an investor in 2008 did later get approximately what Microsoft offered.

Of course, Yahoo was still mismanaged, and they got lucky with the Alibaba investment gain.

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They apparently also could have bought Facebook for $1.1 billion, but only offered $1 billion:
How Yahoo Missed Out on Hundreds of Billions, Again and Again

What Happened to Yahoo in 6 Points | Online Business UMD.

It's too bad Yahoo didn't buy Facebook, which probably would have then stagnated... the world would be a better place without what Facebook has done in later years.