From Fake Jerry Yang comes an open letter to Joe Nocera, a writer for the New York Times, who wrote his own open letter to Jerry Yang (Re: Shafting Yahoo’s Shareholders), regarding Yahoo’s deal with Google. Mr. Nocera’s premise:
Besides, even if the deal does win federal approval, you’ve chosen to become a pawn of the most dominant company on the Internet. How exactly is that going to lead to a brighter future for Yahoo?
Which brings back memories of events that took place nearly 10 years ago:
Lots of boos at that conference, and yet, Apple hasn’t done too bad for itself. More than the money, it was the ability to not focus on Microsoft for a while (at least, not openly). Google needs Yahoo to stay alive (and separate from Microsoft) as much as Microsoft needed Apple to stay. I am not familiar with Mr. Nocera’s credentials, but I’m happy to watch Fake Jerry Yang hold his turf:
(c) blow me, you turd in a suit. Have you started a company? Have you ever done anything other than sit in New York write articles? Walk a mile in my moccasins, and then let’s talk.
