I think you may be completely right about hacker cred.
However, this is a business and the bottom line is Yahoo is frankly struggling and has no business focus. This is essentially the executive's fault.
I remember watching both Yang and predecessor Semel on Charlie Rose and I was absolutely shocked at how little idea they had about where the business had to go.
They are making some progress towards narrowing the business focus, but they need to replace Yang.
Previously I thought Decker had to be put in charge, but she is already de-facto CEO. As time passes, I am more and more uncertain about her ability to pull Yahoo out of this.
However, this is a business and the bottom line is Yahoo is frankly struggling and has no business focus. This is essentially the executive's fault.
I remember watching both Yang and predecessor Semel on Charlie Rose and I was absolutely shocked at how little idea they had about where the business had to go.
They are making some progress towards narrowing the business focus, but they need to replace Yang.
Previously I thought Decker had to be put in charge, but she is already de-facto CEO. As time passes, I am more and more uncertain about her ability to pull Yahoo out of this.