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Except this isn't about Yahoo/Tumblr... this was written years ago. It might still be relevant, but given the new leadership at Yahoo, it might not apply anymor
by mbreese 13y ago
Except this isn't about Yahoo/Tumblr... this was written years ago. It might still be relevant, but given the new leadership at Yahoo, it might not apply anymore. At least, one can hope.
- beat 13y agoWell, why was it posted to HN in the first place? Because of the Yahoo/Tumblr sale. That makes it relevant.
- mbreese 13y agoIts a relevant story, but the conclusions may not be relevant to the Tumblr purchase. Why? Because the context that was written in has shifted. Yahoo is a different place with different management now. A significant amount of time has passed, so things might be different now. The only question is: is Yahoo different enough to not screw this up? And that's not something that can be answered any time soon. Given how they've treated things so far, it seems like they've learned some lessons from the (ahem) 'successes' of their prior acquisitions.