Yahoo Names PayPal Executive New CEO 45
Diggester writes "Yahoo Inc said on Wednesday it has appointed Scott Thompson as its chief executive, effective from January 9, replacing interim CEO Tim Morse who will resume his role as chief financial officer. Thompson, who was previously president of PayPal, a unit of eBay Inc, will also join Yahoo's board. Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock said Thompson's primary focus will be on the core business as the company continues its strategic review process. Yahoo has been in discussions about selling off its Asian assets for some weeks."
Oh Boy (Score:5, Funny)
We just got finished pillorying Pay Pal (again).
Now we can go after Pay Pal AND Yahoo!
2012 is looking up!
Buyer ordered to destory Yahoo (Score:5, Funny)
In related news [slashdot.org], Yahoo was sold through Paypal. The buyer claimed Yahoo is defective and asked for a refund. Paypal then ordered the buyer to destroy Yahoo.
Re:Buyer ordered to destory Yahoo (Score:3, Funny)
I liked Scott Thompson way better when he was a running faggot [youtube.com].
Re:Signs of death (Score:4, Funny)
It is also an example of what happens when the CxO group decides to bash on their company with sledgehammers. Or when Corporate Raiders attempt to 'help' things. It's a company that's being destroyed from the top, and all the quality engineers are leaving out the sides (or rather, have left).
Oh, crap (Score:4, Funny)