Yahoo's existence is unimportant - maximizing the value to its shareholders is. Yahoo's well played effort to get purchased by Microsoft (at a much higher shar

Yahoo's existence is unimportant - maximizing the value to its shareholders is. Yahoo's well played effort to get purchased by Microsoft (at a much higher share price - nearly 3x the current?) was exactly the move it needed to make at the time - and it was pure idiocy to not finalize it. The next Yahoo CEO needs to get the current managers and staff of each department to justify their profit/loss status - if a manager is not up to that role then find one who is. Then sell the losses, and put those people to work elsewhere if a refocus is going to occur. Take what's left and optimize it. Look for any new ideas that complement the profit makers. And if an offer at 50% more than market value comes along, take it, damn it.