Yahoo co- founder Jerry Yang finally the sky and shouts over the years , a spit hearts of heart, because since October 2007 , that is, a few months after Microsoft's proposed $ 31 per share takeover offer since Yahoo's stock price has once again reported to close at $ 31 on top .
Since Yahoo rejected Microsoft 's offer , the investor has been criticized over the years Jerry Yang play free Dora games rejected Microsoft's offer for the issue, because the company 's stock price has since been at $ 31 per share purchase price of Microsoft to run under . Although Yahoo's stock price closed at $ 31.03 on Thursday , has been higher than Microsoft originally proposed purchase price , but the company 's current share price is still below Microsoft 's last offer price of $ 33 per share , this does not mean Jerry year decision was correct.
But at least in Silicon Valley , part of the time there is a considerable number of people believe that Yahoo should operate independently and should not become a division of Microsoft . Even the most bearish Yahoo investors , but also that if Yahoo can independently , rather than acquired by Microsoft in 2008 , will be able to bring more investors or shareholders' value . Obviously, if the acquisition of Yahoo by Microsoft in the year , the company will be in Microsoft's slow demise .
Although there are still many critics of the year Jerry Yang and Yahoo's board should accept Microsoft 's offer , Yahoo's stock price rose more than doubled over the past year , but few people put this credit to Jerry Yang . Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer (Marissa Mayer) renaissance of the company 's products , and the acquisition of Light blog Tumblr , including many innovative companies , so that Yahoo has once again become a place where people want to work . However, these initiatives have not truly let Yahoo shares rise, because Yahoo's revenue growth remains unfulfilled , Meyer himself acknowledged Yahoo's revival will take several years .
Most market analysts believe that the real push Yahoo shares rose factor that is because the company holds a stake in Alibaba Group . Who supports this investment , and the return to shareholders within the mandate of Meyer billions of dollars , and gave Meyer cash for acquisitions ? This of course is Jerry Yang . Even Meyer , in a recent TechCrunch Disrupt Technology Conference held in it , said, " I did everything predecessors thanks to some clever investment , especially investment in Alibaba Jerry Yang , people are very excited ."play baby games for kids.
Yahoo's Jerry Yang resigned in 2009 as CEO , and last year resigned from the Board of Directors of the Company.