The Yahoo fall
by Mai Hoàng Quân
1. OutLine
1.1. Body
1.1.1. MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
1.1.1.1. Google's Deal
1.1.1.1.1. Skipped out on buying it for $1 million in 1998
1.1.1.1.2. Google guys had already decided to up their price to a heftier $3 billion
1.1.1.2. Facebook
1.1.1.2.1. Yahoo offered to buy Facebook for $1 billion, but Zuckerberg declined
1.1.1.3. Microsoft
1.1.1.3.1. Yahoo also turned down a hostile takeover from Microsoft in 2008 for $44.6 billion that valued the company for far more than it is worth today
1.1.2. DEALS THAT BOMBED
1.1.2.1. Geocities
1.1.2.1.1. $4.58 billion deal
1.1.2.1.2. It was shuttered in 2009 after failing to deliver any value to Yahoo shareholders
1.1.2.2. Broadcast.com
1.1.2.2.1. $5.7 billion deal
1.1.2.3. Tumblr
1.1.2.3.1. $1.1 billion in 2013