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Went to mail.yahoo.com to check my mail there (for the first time in months.) The landing page had nothing to do with mail and everything to do with piles of c

Went to mail.yahoo.com to check my mail there (for the first time in months.) The landing page had nothing to do with mail and everything to do with piles of crap that Yahoo wants me to look at. Congratulations Marissa, that's the last time I'll even bother looking when you say "Look! We've changed." Next.

endeavor 14y ago
FWIW, it does say: "Over the next few days, most mail users will begin to experience the new web version of Yahoo! Mail." [Emphasis added.] So we may still be seeing the old version. That said, they probably should have held off on the announcement until it was generally available.
- runako 14y ago
  FWIW this is exactly what Google does: announce availability for some small sliver of users and quietly expand that set over time. The announcement never comes once it's available for everyone.
- jpdoctor 14y ago
  > FWIW, it does say: "Over the next few days Fair enough. I've got a trigger finger, probably because Yahoo has such a proven record of disappointing. (Yes I did not read her letter in detail.)
sdafdasdfasdf 14y ago
Why did you pin this on Marissa instead of Yahoo? She signed her name to it, but if Bill Gates or Steve Jobs did that, you would have said Microsoft or Apple. Granted, her name has a better brand than Yahoo still, but she's working on that. What you said sounded sexist, and I'm not even a feminist or a female.
- jpdoctor 14y ago
  Yes, holding an CEO-author of a letter accountable is incredibly sexist. I'm very sorry, and it won't happen again.
- NullXorVoid 14y ago
  How could you possibly claim his post was sexist? There is literally nothing about what he said that is even remotely sexist. Perhaps he's pinning the blame on Mayer because the announcement was written and signed by her! It's the role of the CEO to represent his or her company in this manner and serve as the lightning rod for any feedback. The fact that Mayer is a woman is completely irrelevant. Both Jobs and Gates (and many other male and female CEO's) took on that role, and there is absolutely no shortage of rants and raves over the years directly addressed at them. In fact, I would say that you are the one being sexist, since you are apparently accusing jpdoctor of sexism based solely on the gender of Yahoo's CEO.
- illuminate 14y ago
  "Why did you pin this on Marissa instead of Yahoo?" It's not unexpected for newly-joining execs to be blamed for recent decisions. "What you said sounded sexist, and I'm not even a feminist or a female." Possibly because you don't understand what a feminist perspective is? There are plenty of ways to be sexist, but strong personalities, male and female certainly get associated with brands.
joshmlewis 14y ago
You already have it set in your mind yahoo is going to keep failing. If this was the next greatest thing I'm sure you'd still have a negative comment. I care little to nothing about this, but reading your comment just made me think you aren't too keen on forgiveness and second chances. It's incredibly rare to get something right the first or even next few times.

endeavor 14y ago

FWIW, it does say: "Over the next few days, most mail users will begin to experience the new web version of Yahoo! Mail." [Emphasis added.] So we may still be seeing the old version. That said, they probably should have held off on the announcement until it was generally available.

runako 14y ago
FWIW this is exactly what Google does: announce availability for some small sliver of users and quietly expand that set over time. The announcement never comes once it's available for everyone.
jpdoctor 14y ago
> FWIW, it does say: "Over the next few days Fair enough. I've got a trigger finger, probably because Yahoo has such a proven record of disappointing. (Yes I did not read her letter in detail.)

sdafdasdfasdf 14y ago

Why did you pin this on Marissa instead of Yahoo? She signed her name to it, but if Bill Gates or Steve Jobs did that, you would have said Microsoft or Apple. Granted, her name has a better brand than Yahoo still, but she's working on that. What you said sounded sexist, and I'm not even a feminist or a female.

jpdoctor 14y ago
Yes, holding an CEO-author of a letter accountable is incredibly sexist. I'm very sorry, and it won't happen again.
NullXorVoid 14y ago
How could you possibly claim his post was sexist? There is literally nothing about what he said that is even remotely sexist. Perhaps he's pinning the blame on Mayer because the announcement was written and signed by her! It's the role of the CEO to represent his or her company in this manner and serve as the lightning rod for any feedback. The fact that Mayer is a woman is completely irrelevant. Both Jobs and Gates (and many other male and female CEO's) took on that role, and there is absolutely no shortage of rants and raves over the years directly addressed at them. In fact, I would say that you are the one being sexist, since you are apparently accusing jpdoctor of sexism based solely on the gender of Yahoo's CEO.
illuminate 14y ago
"Why did you pin this on Marissa instead of Yahoo?" It's not unexpected for newly-joining execs to be blamed for recent decisions. "What you said sounded sexist, and I'm not even a feminist or a female." Possibly because you don't understand what a feminist perspective is? There are plenty of ways to be sexist, but strong personalities, male and female certainly get associated with brands.

joshmlewis 14y ago

You already have it set in your mind yahoo is going to keep failing. If this was the next greatest thing I'm sure you'd still have a negative comment. I care little to nothing about this, but reading your comment just made me think you aren't too keen on forgiveness and second chances. It's incredibly rare to get something right the first or even next few times.