I would say an MVP is the first viable step in a plan for a more elaborate product in order to test the water etc. Just showing earlier iterations of famous pro

I would say an MVP is the first viable step in a plan for a more elaborate product in order to test the water etc. Just showing earlier iterations of famous products without a snapshot of the accompanying vision isn't massively useful. Of course every company/product started somewhere, but a first offering isn't the same as an MVP. Did Yahoo intentionally set out to create an MVP or did they just launch with their best idea at the time?