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A comment on How Yahoo Blew It (Story behind Inktomi and Overture acquisitions, Project Panama).

Re:How Yahoo Blew It (Story behind Inktomi and Overture acqu... by jacobscott on Thursday October 30, 2008 @05:29AM (#348583)
I don't think its mentioned in the version of the article you linked (good choice on the printed version to link, though): this article is from February 2007. It also focuses on the failures of ex-CEO Terry Semel, not Jerry Yang's current predicament.

Closing argument for the lazy: "At Yahoo, the marketers rule, and at Google the engineers rule. And for that, Yahoo is finally paying the price."

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Re:How Yahoo Blew It (Story behind Inktomi and Overture acqu... by bigbang on Thursday October 30, 2008 @07:25AM (#348623)
Though it sounds catchy. I dont think the last statement is true. Google is(was) known for its less marketing budget, comparing it with any company would seem the company overspends on marketing.
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