What's Actually Wrong with Yahoo's Purchase of Summly

Re:What's Actually Wrong with Yahoo's Purchase of Summly by bobwaycott on Tuesday March 26, 2013 @03:07PM (#5445374)

I have some rather strong misgivings when purchased talent != high quality engineers where software product/company acquisitions are concerned.

There are some excellent professionals out there with a far more rigorously proven and solid track record of knowing how to reach an audience. You're suggesting the 17-yr-old & 2 compatriots have proven themselves to possess $30-million-worth of reaching-an-audience skill?

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Re:What's Actually Wrong with Yahoo's Purchase of Summly by michaelpinto on Tuesday March 26, 2013 @09:58PM (#5447305)

This snot-nosed brat is a mere 27 years old, and I would say that if you could have grabbed him for $30 million it would be worth it: http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1630529_138070...

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Re:What's Actually Wrong with Yahoo's Purchase of Summly by bobwaycott on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @10:56AM (#5449738)

Hahaha. Touché.

To be fair, however, I think we'd all agree that his accomplishments by that point were of a significantly higher caliber.

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Re:What's Actually Wrong with Yahoo's Purchase of Summly by michaelpinto on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @01:08PM (#5450607)

Well give that 17 year old kid another ten years and we'll see! : )

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