A dissenting view on the Yahoo - New York Times merger

The reactions to the New York Times - Yahoo merger announcement this morning were predictably brutal. "The best corporate merger since...

How to beat Google (and why Microsoft + Yahoo probably won't do it)

Could Yahoo be fixed and thrive as an independent company? I think it could, but now we'll probably never know, because Microsoft wants...

Q. What do you get when you combine Yahoo and Microsoft?

A. Microsoft. (Yeah, I know, it's an old joke. But it probably applies. More later.)