Interim Yahoo CEO Ross Levinsohn leaves company

He would have made a great CEO of Yahoo, better than the predecessors. But a completely different style than Marissa.

Marissa is a fascinating choice. She'll shake the place up, all metrics and data driven, make huge changes. It could be a big success, or the place may be too brittle. Either way, something to watch.

We were playing soccer and I was the team captain. I picked the team, but no one would pass me to the ball, so I quit and went home.

(In seriousness though, it's hard to make any opinion on this decision without an actual statement from Levinsohn, which I seriously think he should make. Because at the moment, my perspective is that he just threw all of his toys out of the pram). And also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't know of any profession where an "ACTING"-position would then have a high fulfillment rate for going on and taking the actual job.

Teaching for example, you get acting heads all the time, when the deputy steps up, but (almost) never will the acting head secure a permanent position. (Perhaps it's different in other countries). And yes, I agree with Chuck below.