Yahoo Acquires Gaming Infrastructure Startup PlayerScale
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Yahoo Acquires Gaming Infrastructure Startup PlayerScale
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Re: Yahoo Acquires Gaming Infrastructure Startup PlayerScale
#2Seems like Yahoo has decided cash in the bank is pointless, it's an interesting gamble to take. At the very least there's a lot of conversation surrounding Yahoo, instead of people claiming their impending death.
Re: Yahoo Acquires Gaming Infrastructure Startup PlayerScale
#3I'm trying to find the thread that binds all of this recent M and A activity together. There have been so many acquisitions of companies big and small, wrapping your head around Yahoo's global strategy is beginning to look like Google's.
Does Yahoo have the engineering prowess to pull off this Multi-faceted hydra strategy? Do they have the management?
It seems news will play a very prominent role in the new Yahoo, but, to my knowledge, this is the first gaming acquisition in a long time.
Whatever happens, perhaps the most interesting thing is that we're talking about Yahoo again. 3-5 years ago many of us had written them off, but at least for the time being they've caught my attention.
Re: Yahoo Acquires Gaming Infrastructure Startup PlayerScale
#4I'm trying to find the thread that binds all of this recent M and A activity together. There have been so many acquisitions of companies big and small, wrapping your head around Yahoo's global strategy is beginning to look like Google's. Does Yahoo have the engineering prowess to pull off this Multi-faceted hydra strategy? Do they have the management? It seems news will play a very prominent role in the new Yahoo, bu…
Only common thread is both target young audiences
Re: Yahoo Acquires Gaming Infrastructure Startup PlayerScale
#5Seems like Yahoo has decided cash in the bank is pointless, it's an interesting gamble to take. At the very least there's a lot of conversation surrounding Yahoo, instead of people claiming their impending death.
Also, potentially being on TechCrunch or everyday may be more effective marketing, recruiting, culture building than money in the bank.
Re: Yahoo Acquires Gaming Infrastructure Startup PlayerScale
#6Seems like Yahoo has decided cash in the bank is pointless, it's an interesting gamble to take. At the very least there's a lot of conversation surrounding Yahoo, instead of people claiming their impending death.
I wouldn't put it like that; they held off on issuing dividends, and a lot of the money they're spending now is from selling half their stake in Alibaba.
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#7I want to see where this is going and try to work out if all these acquisitions are part of the new yahoo or just some big PR stunt, though that's very unlikely yahoo has loads of money and they've caugh the attention of many.
If new yahoo is going to actually do something innovative with these new products I can't wait to see what it's going to be.
Re: Yahoo Acquires Gaming Infrastructure Startup PlayerScale
#8Seems like Yahoo has decided cash in the bank is pointless, it's an interesting gamble to take. At the very least there's a lot of conversation surrounding Yahoo, instead of people claiming their impending death.
For a company that is in decline a lot of cash in the bank is pointless. Yahoo was in decline. So you can either have nice balance sheets while others chip away at your core business or you can spend your money either rebuilding your core or extending it.
Re: Yahoo Acquires Gaming Infrastructure Startup PlayerScale
#9Man, they are on some buying binge. Unfortunately for them, I don't think it's possible to buy innovation or relevance. Those things have to come from within and permeate the entire culture of the firm - and Yahoo just doesn't have it right now.
Re: Yahoo Acquires Gaming Infrastructure Startup PlayerScale
#10Man, they are on some buying binge. Unfortunately for them, I don't think it's possible to buy innovation or relevance. Those things have to come from within and permeate the entire culture of the firm - and Yahoo just doesn't have it right now.
It's certainly possible to buy both innovation and relevance.
Innovation is possible by acquiring already-innovative companies and letting them flourish as if you hadn't bought them, then stick your name on the work they produce.
Relevance is even easier, just throw $1.1 B and you're going to be the thing that's relevant. At least for a little while.
Is it ideal? Can it scale? Will it last? No, but it gets the job done.