Tim Armstrong somehow convinced Verizon leadership that by combining Yahoo with AOL, they would create a 3rd major player in the ad world that could compete wit

Tim Armstrong somehow convinced Verizon leadership that by combining Yahoo with AOL, they would create a 3rd major player in the ad world that could compete with Google and Facebook. I will refrain from adding my personal opinion of that plan, but you can probably guess. In any case, all of the Verizon execs involved in that deal are long gone, and the new Verizon CEO is said to be focused entirely on 5G.