I _believe_ the reason the horse keeps getting flogged is because a wide swath of HN doesn't believe Mayer had the skill set needed to make a real attempt to right Yahoo (and, arguably, her actions support that assumption).

Yahoo never had a chance.

> Agreed. I simply can't understand why we keep flogging this dead horse, Mayer or Verizon, none of it makes any sense. Am I missing something regarding the true value of Yahoo!?

As a stand alone entity, Yahoo simply had no real chance. Their only path to relevance was a complete remodel of their priorities ~10 years ago.

Verizon, honestly, doesn't make alot of sense but my guess is they think they can integrate it into their operations to make money. Idk how they would.