> useless things , like Tumblr (I'm sorry but Tumblr is a complete failure under Yahoo) Buying Tumblr and then causing it to underperform are two separate poin

> useless things , like Tumblr (I'm sorry but Tumblr is a complete failure under Yahoo) Buying Tumblr and then causing it to underperform are two separate points. The potential for success (before acquisition) would characterize it a useful thing. Yahoo has actively devalued Tumblr, like the other web 2.0 acquisitions, seemingly because they are stuck in a previous era. > Yahoo had/has a cool products, mail, groups, pipes, boss, Flickr You think they should compete with gmail? Groups is worthless. Pipes is a cute experiment and will never appeal to the mainstream. Flickr, if only they could target the camera in everyones pocket instead of the prosumer cream. None of these are good bets... Yahoo Shopping could be considered a success for it's time, should they do that again? If there is a next purchase, they should take the opportunity to learn from the new success, rather than try to re-apply the ways of old.