Yahoo sold to US telecoms giant Verizon

Post by psadri » Mon, Jul 25, 2016, 3:43 PM UTC

existencebox wrote: post #229

chollida1 wrote: post #226

Yahoo got all cash, which is nice as it gives them more flexibility, the last thing they'd want after the Alibaba spin off fiasco is to have to try and sell 4.83 Billion in Verizon stock. Bloomberg just put up a head line saying that Yahoo will return all the cash, minus Operating Costs to the share holders. If anyone has any guess as to how much "operating costs" will be, please email:) So I guess queue Alibaba and…

There has been a lot of debate as to whether she succeeded or failed at her job, but at the end of the day all I can say: I really chose the wrong career path, as I can't imagine a scenario where a dev's comparative performance results in a 218m$ payout. (In more direct terms, I would gladly take the internet-hate-firehose in the face if it means making even single digit millions.) To make some more reasonable statem…

Post by TillE » Mon, Jul 25, 2016, 4:03 PM UTC

epmatsw wrote: post #263

fleaflicker wrote: post #252

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Why does everyone keep pointing out Mayer's compensation on this deal? Nobody said a word about the $200M that went Tim Armstrong's way in the Aol deal. [1] Can't help but think that if Yahoo had a male ceo nobody would be making these comments. [1] http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2015/05/12/tim-armst...

I think that's probably true, but I bet not directly. People know her name because she is a woman who is a CEO (which unfortunately is still noteworthy), and people note her compensation because they know her name. Who has even heard of Tim Armstrong?

Post by phamilton » Mon, Jul 25, 2016, 4:08 PM UTC

ep103 wrote: post #282

chollida1 wrote: post #226

Yahoo got all cash, which is nice as it gives them more flexibility, the last thing they'd want after the Alibaba spin off fiasco is to have to try and sell 4.83 Billion in Verizon stock. Bloomberg just put up a head line saying that Yahoo will return all the cash, minus Operating Costs to the share holders. If anyone has any guess as to how much "operating costs" will be, please email:) So I guess queue Alibaba and…

wait, so they sold off billions worth of the company, but then instead of re-investing any of it to keep the remaining company afloat, or give them any competitive advantage, they're just going to give it all to stock holders, and move on to the next piece?

Post by phamilton » Mon, Jul 25, 2016, 4:14 PM UTC

TylerE wrote: post #286

bitmapbrother wrote: post #254

Note: this acquisition does not include their $30+ Billion USD worth of shares in Alibaba and their stake in Yahoo Japan which is about $12 Billion USD.

What's the deal with that? How is Yahoo Japan worse $7B more than Yahoo Rest-of-World?

Post by evmar » Mon, Jul 25, 2016, 4:26 PM UTC

ryanmarsh wrote: post #270

speeder wrote: post #256

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But you still get to eat right? I followed my interests, and now can't afford food, literally. I should have went for a job a hate but that paid well.

This. I hate my job but tell me some other way I can make $300k (I'm basically doing management consulting). I'm 38 with 3 kids and my wife doesn't earn an income (she homeschools the kids). I suck it up so they're well provided for.