It's disappointing that Yahoo = Mayer now in the media. I'm sure that plenty of talented people spent a lot of time on this, only to have it sound like Marissa Mayer coded the whole damn thing herself.
For one thing, it's at last possible for Yahoo to recruit decent talent again. That's largely a credit to Mayer's track record and her shuffling of the executive leadership.
They're getting food.
They're getting modern cell phones.
They're seeing progress in long-stagnant products.
Like it or not, Mayer is a substantial center of gravity in the product decisions of that company, and they really needed a product person. Giving her the headline is more than fair.
Do you get news saying a new Prius was unvelied by 豊田 章男? Or Leo Rafael Reif released a lunar robot vehicle?