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Totally agree that any shift in the tax liability is significant. But people seem to be discussing many other consequences now: Does this mean the end of Yaho
by ddlatham 11y ago
Totally agree that any shift in the tax liability is significant. But people seem to be discussing many other consequences now:
Does this mean the end of Yahoo?
Is it being acquired?
Are they shutting down Flickr or Tumblr?
Why would this change make any difference to those questions?
- jackgavigan 11y ago> Why would this change make any difference to those questions? I don't think it does. I think the difference is that Starboard suggested that Yahoo sell its core business - http://www.wsj.com/articles/starboard-urges-yahoo-to-drop-alibaba-spinoff-plan-1447905535 http://www.wsj.com/articles/starboard-urges-yahoo-to-drop-al... - and Verizon's CFO suggested that they might be interested in buying Yahoo Core if it was put up for sale - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-07/verizon-would-explore-yahoo-deal-if-it-made-sense-cfo-says http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-07/verizon-wo...
- ddlatham 11y agoRight, it sounds like you agree with me. But most of the rest of the comments on this article suggest this is a significantly meaningful change.