IIRC, Yahoo didn't have search tech until they bought Inktomi. They outsourced their search to Inktomi in the 90s, then to Google in 2000. It was only after Yah

IIRC, Yahoo didn't have search tech until they bought Inktomi. They outsourced their search to Inktomi in the 90s, then to Google in 2000. It was only after Yahoo bought Inktomi that they brought it in house (can't remember timeline of switching off Google). https://www.cnet.com/news/yahoo-to-acquire-inktomi/ https://www.cnet.com/news/yahoo-to-acquire-inktomi/ Yahoo was also a major shareholder in Google because of those agreements/investments and cross-licensing Overture patents. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/10/business/technology-google-and-yahoo-settle-dispute-over-search-patent.html https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/10/business/technology-googl...