a team of Microsoft search execs (some of which used to be Purple People) have flown to Sunnyvale (sans Ballmer) to hash out the finer points of technology involved in the deal. s new CEO Carol Bartz has been touting the strengths of Yahoo!
You would think there was a fire sale on former Purple People. s Head to Microsoft; Weiner Upgrades to LinkedIn CEO Posted by Nathania Johnson Jun 25, 2009 The reasons for Microsoft to still consider a deal with Yahoo!
You would think there was a fire sale on former Purple People. The reasons for Microsoft to still consider a deal with Yahoo! Larry Heck, Scott Moore, Qi Lu, and Sean Suchter have all ended up at Microsoft after leaving behind their Yahoo!
Many of the above things were rolled out over the past, tumultuous year that began with an unsolicited (and ultimately unsuccessful) acquisition attempt by Microsoft and ended with Jerry Yang stepping down as CEO and Autodesk Chairman Carol Bartz...
Let's hope for Yahoo's sake that she can create a new tone and remind the purple people that the success of her company depends on putting the user first. Of course, there's a new sheriff in town in Carol Bartz, the new CEO.
