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They would even if it wasn't an all cash deal.

• sp332 13y ago
  Well, if tumblr employees got Yahoo stock, they could use it to influence the direction of the company, at least a little.
  • jaredsohn 13y ago
    A more extreme example of this would be that when Disney bought Pixar, Steve Jobs became Disney's largest individual shareholder (7%) and joined the board.
    • jld 13y ago
      Or when Apple bought NeXT, and shortly there after Steve became the CEO again. Apple did the buying, but NeXT was still in control.