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	<title>Comments on: Yahoo Board To Determine Fate Of Company Today</title>
	<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/</link>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 05:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-2191506</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Yahoo Puts All The Chips On The Table. Time For Somebody To Fold.</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-2185715</link>
		<dc:creator>Yahoo Puts All The Chips On The Table. Time For Somebody To Fold.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-2185715</guid>
		<description>[...] analyst Mark Mahaney previously said that a Yahoo-Google search deal could boost cash flows by 25%. Experts we talked to estimated that [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] analyst Mark Mahaney previously said that a Yahoo-Google search deal could boost cash flows by 25%. Experts we talked to estimated that [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: All about Microsoft mobile edition</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-2158124</link>
		<dc:creator>All about Microsoft mobile edition</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-2158124</guid>
		<description>[...] Yahoo Board to Determine Fate Of Company Today Techcrunch, Michael Arrington, February 8, 2008 [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Yahoo Board to Determine Fate Of Company Today Techcrunch, Michael Arrington, February 8, 2008 [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: February 11, 2008 &#124; TechTV Update</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-2131716</link>
		<dc:creator>February 11, 2008 &#124; TechTV Update</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-2131716</guid>
		<description>[...] 60% over Yahoo&#8217;s trading price, Yahoo calls it theft. Will Microsoft up the bid? Will Yahoo gut itself rather than sell?  Yahoo Live isn&#8217;t. The service - which has plenty of precedents - keels [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] 60% over Yahoo&#8217;s trading price, Yahoo calls it theft. Will Microsoft up the bid? Will Yahoo gut itself rather than sell?  Yahoo Live isn&#8217;t. The service - which has plenty of precedents - keels [&#8230;]</p>
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		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-2018334</link>
		<dc:creator>chekbazarette</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-2018334</guid>
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		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-2017220</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Farid Zenon</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-2011534</link>
		<dc:creator>Farid Zenon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-2011534</guid>
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		<title>By: Tecneira</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-2010529</link>
		<dc:creator>Tecneira</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-2010529</guid>
		<description>[...] nesta sexta-feira para determinar, efetivamente, o destino da empresa. É o que informa o site Techcrunch . De acordo com fontes do mercado, nenhum concorrente deve cobrir a oferta de aquisição que a [...]</description>
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		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-2004003</link>
		<dc:creator>Doubcoppesse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-2004003</guid>
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		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1995507</link>
		<dc:creator>GalaFrireRire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1995507</guid>
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		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1995429</link>
		<dc:creator>Dearkerm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1995429</guid>
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		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1989012</link>
		<dc:creator>iguide</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1989012</guid>
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		<title>By: Yahoo will decide on Microsofts offer this week. at Rodes Web Design &#38; Development</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1988999</link>
		<dc:creator>Yahoo will decide on Microsofts offer this week. at Rodes Web Design &#38; Development</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1988999</guid>
		<description>[...] TechCrunch Reports: The board, we’ve heard, is basically being told by outside advisors to take the Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) deal. But we’ve also heard that a contingent of senior executives at Yahoo, who are willing to do literally anything to thwart a Microsoft takeover, are pushing for the Google deal and will present their case at the meeting.Based on our discussions with insiders and analysts this week, it&#8217;s fairly clear that the Google (NSDQ: GOOG) deal would, to say the least, not be a good choice for Yahoo in the long run. But Citigroup&#8217;s Mark Mahaney gives it a 25% chance of happening anyway, based largely on an emotional response from Yahoo to remain independent at all costs. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] TechCrunch Reports: The board, we’ve heard, is basically being told by outside advisors to take the Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) deal. But we’ve also heard that a contingent of senior executives at Yahoo, who are willing to do literally anything to thwart a Microsoft takeover, are pushing for the Google deal and will present their case at the meeting.Based on our discussions with insiders and analysts this week, it&#8217;s fairly clear that the Google (NSDQ: GOOG) deal would, to say the least, not be a good choice for Yahoo in the long run. But Citigroup&#8217;s Mark Mahaney gives it a 25% chance of happening anyway, based largely on an emotional response from Yahoo to remain independent at all costs. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Exakly</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1983320</link>
		<dc:creator>Exakly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1983320</guid>
		<description>Hi all. Cool site &lt;a href="http://www.bugooglei.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Google&lt;/a&gt; 
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi all. Cool site <a href="http://www.bugooglei.com" rel="nofollow">Google</a><br />
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		<title>By: Rob</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1983242</link>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1983242</guid>
		<description>When are some of you going to grow up and jump off this anti-Microsoft bandwagon?   It's only apparent that some of you are making emotional statements that have little to no logical business concern behind it.  You see Microsoft and side against them no matter how irrational and damaging it may actually be for all.  Do you realize how many other companies/people rely directly or indirectly on Microsoft to stay in business?  Think about all the software, hardware, IT, and service companies that exist because of Microsoft.  Like it or not the economy would take a major dive if Microsoft just up and closed.  

We all know it's human nature to side with the little guy and be negative and pessimistic about large corporations like Microsoft but try being objective for a change.  

Microsoft would not buy out Yahoo to just turn around and kill them off. That would be completly stupid and unecessary since Yahoo is on it's way to going under on it's own.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When are some of you going to grow up and jump off this anti-Microsoft bandwagon?   It&#8217;s only apparent that some of you are making emotional statements that have little to no logical business concern behind it.  You see Microsoft and side against them no matter how irrational and damaging it may actually be for all.  Do you realize how many other companies/people rely directly or indirectly on Microsoft to stay in business?  Think about all the software, hardware, IT, and service companies that exist because of Microsoft.  Like it or not the economy would take a major dive if Microsoft just up and closed.  </p>
<p>We all know it&#8217;s human nature to side with the little guy and be negative and pessimistic about large corporations like Microsoft but try being objective for a change.  </p>
<p>Microsoft would not buy out Yahoo to just turn around and kill them off. That would be completly stupid and unecessary since Yahoo is on it&#8217;s way to going under on it&#8217;s own.</p>
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		<title>By: Yahoo Getting Ready for Accusation or Rejection ? &#124; ideas2o</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1982431</link>
		<dc:creator>Yahoo Getting Ready for Accusation or Rejection ? &#124; ideas2o</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1982431</guid>
		<description>[...] that it would reject Microsoft&#8217;s Offer and set up an alliance with Google. According to tech crunch Yahoo board met secretly on Friday to discuss and made a decision on the Microsoft Offer. According [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] that it would reject Microsoft&#8217;s Offer and set up an alliance with Google. According to tech crunch Yahoo board met secretly on Friday to discuss and made a decision on the Microsoft Offer. According [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Steve</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981932</link>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981932</guid>
		<description>Bottom line is the share holders will decide on the route that they see best for their investment. Which most seem to see as taking the ms deal. Would this also not be the best action for the employees at yahoo? After all ms is always looking for the best employess.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bottom line is the share holders will decide on the route that they see best for their investment. Which most seem to see as taking the ms deal. Would this also not be the best action for the employees at yahoo? After all ms is always looking for the best employess.</p>
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		<title>By: Dennis Howlett</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981785</link>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Howlett</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981785</guid>
		<description>Was there any doubt this won't happen? And just why should developers leave?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Was there any doubt this won&#8217;t happen? And just why should developers leave?</p>
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		<title>By: matt</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981612</link>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981612</guid>
		<description>Ugh, sure they'll decide today, but when will the rest of us find out? :(</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ugh, sure they&#8217;ll decide today, but when will the rest of us find out? <img src='http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: c. botkin</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981460</link>
		<dc:creator>c. botkin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981460</guid>
		<description>nope. your sources are bad. check out kara swisher's piece - as well as the wsj piece up today. the decision will come down wednesday. the meeting today was a phoner; next week's will be in person</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>nope. your sources are bad. check out kara swisher&#8217;s piece - as well as the wsj piece up today. the decision will come down wednesday. the meeting today was a phoner; next week&#8217;s will be in person</p>
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		<title>By: Fabian Schonholz</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981413</link>
		<dc:creator>Fabian Schonholz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981413</guid>
		<description>Thank you Michael. This is a pretty good analysis. I still think that longer term Yahoo!, if remained independent, should go back to its glory days. But from a strict short term financial outlook, you numbers do not lie.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you Michael. This is a pretty good analysis. I still think that longer term Yahoo!, if remained independent, should go back to its glory days. But from a strict short term financial outlook, you numbers do not lie.</p>
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		<title>By: ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA &#171; Daily Marauder</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981372</link>
		<dc:creator>ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA &#171; Daily Marauder</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981372</guid>
		<description>[...] to step in with a competing acquisition offer to what Microsoft put on the table last Friday. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] to step in with a competing acquisition offer to what Microsoft put on the table last Friday. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Soren G</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981304</link>
		<dc:creator>Soren G</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981304</guid>
		<description>Also, AP via Yahoo News is using TC as a "source" for this.  What is the world coming to? :-)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_yahoo</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also, AP via Yahoo News is using TC as a &#8220;source&#8221; for this.  What is the world coming to? <img src='http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_yahoo" rel="nofollow">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200.....soft_yahoo</a></p>
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		<title>By: iguide</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981298</link>
		<dc:creator>iguide</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981298</guid>
		<description>Yahoo rulllzz!!!
http://www.i-guide.ro</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yahoo rulllzz!!!<br />
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		<title>By: David Petherick</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981295</link>
		<dc:creator>David Petherick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-board-to-determine-fate-of-company-today/#comment-1981295</guid>
		<description>The board should have decided on what to do by Thursday. That's the problem with Yahoo - they have all these smart people and great products and ethos, and engineering, but they just can't get their shit together, and the Board seem  utterly ineffective and largely invisible just when they should be giving the opposite impression.

The Yahoo Board won't decide today - this is a teleconference board meeting. They will most likely make an announcement today to say they might make an announcement Wednesday. But FFS- what do you do if someone offers 45 billion bucks for you? Oh yeah - you do nothing for a week, and say nothing, and kind of just maybe arrange a conference call. Geniuses at work. 

Sadly, I think that this deal will happen, and both Yahoo and MS will be the worse for it - but I couldn't give a toss if MS dies tomorrow. Yahoo, though, could be great on their own if they had some effective and fast-moving leadership, and had hired some smart, forward thinking, fair, but tough people about five years ago. They missed the boat, and most of those people got hired by the Goog. 

Now Yahoo have few options left, and their shareholders may just have to shrug, take the money, and move on.

On the upside, I expect there will be some kick-ass startups being created in the next few months as the best of Yahoo decide that they are better off reaching for the stars than sticking around in the gutter. Mu money will be on www.yahoo-startup-of-1st-february-2008.com - or is it .net?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The board should have decided on what to do by Thursday. That&#8217;s the problem with Yahoo - they have all these smart people and great products and ethos, and engineering, but they just can&#8217;t get their shit together, and the Board seem  utterly ineffective and largely invisible just when they should be giving the opposite impression.</p>
<p>The Yahoo Board won&#8217;t decide today - this is a teleconference board meeting. They will most likely make an announcement today to say they might make an announcement Wednesday. But FFS- what do you do if someone offers 45 billion bucks for you? Oh yeah - you do nothing for a week, and say nothing, and kind of just maybe arrange a conference call. Geniuses at work. </p>
<p>Sadly, I think that this deal will happen, and both Yahoo and MS will be the worse for it - but I couldn&#8217;t give a toss if MS dies tomorrow. Yahoo, though, could be great on their own if they had some effective and fast-moving leadership, and had hired some smart, forward thinking, fair, but tough people about five years ago. They missed the boat, and most of those people got hired by the Goog. </p>
<p>Now Yahoo have few options left, and their shareholders may just have to shrug, take the money, and move on.</p>
<p>On the upside, I expect there will be some kick-ass startups being created in the next few months as the best of Yahoo decide that they are better off reaching for the stars than sticking around in the gutter. Mu money will be on <a href="http://www.yahoo-startup-of-1st-february-2008.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.yahoo-startup-of-1st-february-2008.com</a> - or is it .net?</p>
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