Archive for the ‘Sad’ Category
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
After dumping money onto the consulting company Bain (you know, the two "Bobs" from Office Space?), and denying it was to confirm layoffs (who doesn't hire Bain to confirm layoffs?), Yahoo's now going to layoff 15% of its workforce.
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
Carl Icahn:
Over the years I have attempted to make changes at many companies but I have yet to see a company distort, omit, and twist events and facts in the manner that Yahoo! has done in their press release issued Saturday night, July 12th.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2008/tc20080714_030021.htm
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
"Besieged Yahoo to restructure once again"
Hey! They just call it like they see it!
The sub-headline is also pretty fucking sweet: "INVESTORS SHRUG; STOCK DIPS 3%"
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_9716254
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Yahoo! Announces Realignment to Support Core Strategies
Thursday June 26, 1:44 pm ET
Centralizes Audience Product Development; Forms New U.S. Region; Realigns Technology Organization
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - News), a leading global Internet company, today announced changes to its organization aimed at improving its products, technologies and execution. The moves support ...
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
It's no surprise that Yahoo is having morale problems, but blaming this on Microsoft in the most recent SEC filing seems to be taking the victim role too far:
The review and consideration of the Microsoft proposal (and any alternate proposals that may be made by other parties) have been, and ...
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