On: Yahoo sold to US telecoms giant Verizon

[forgotpwtomain]

So less than 1/5 of a linkedin. Is Yahoo's core business really that bad?

[iends → forgotpwtomain]

What is Yahoo's core business these days?

[fullshark → iends]

Sounds like the core business is actually "Owner of Alibaba stock".

[nikdaheratik → forgotpwtomain]

It's search and ads, which may or may not be their "core" as they've got a number of other properties (mail, tumblr, flickr, media). Not to mention that their entire shareprice is basically propped up by the value of their Alibaba investment.

[forgotpwtomain → nikdaheratik]

I was under the impression their other properties are included (mail, tumblr, flickr), and only patents and Alibaba holdings are excluded -- is that not the case?

[bogomipz → forgotpwtomain]

You could easily invert that sentiment and ask "Is Linkedin's core business really that good?"