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Re:Yahoo misses profit expectations in what could be its las... by elgabogringo on Monday July 18, 2016 @11:46PM (#12119452)
He was from hollywood, right? No "tech" experience? In some ways he was right. A lot of "tech companies" are media companies now. Was he ahead of his time? A poor exec?
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Re:Yahoo misses profit expectations in what could be its las... by trimbo on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @12:11AM (#12119579)
Yes on the two questions, but for as to exactly why the idea failed, I don't know. I'm an outsider to Yahoo, maybe someone who was there at the time has more perspective. [1]

I just remember thinking at the time they hired him (and still think): "I use Yahoo for products like Groups, Mail, Messenger, and so on, why are they hiring the guy who greenlit Batman?"

[1] - Another article discussing the topic in the meantime: http://www.businessinsider.com/2008/6/was-yahoo-s-terry-seme...

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Re:Yahoo misses profit expectations in what could be its las... by karma_vaccum123 on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @12:52AM (#12119768)
It was Jerry's idea that tech was becoming immaterial and that the web would be just another media conduit. Terry was approached based on this. It was a mistake.
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Re:Yahoo misses profit expectations in what could be its las... by karma_vaccum123 on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @12:49AM (#12119760)
Jerry Yang sought out Semel. Blame Jerry.
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