Mind elaborating, even if it's wild speculation and rumor? I haven't been following YHOO closely to know the backstory or context behind this individual.
Looks like the same old carpet baggers... Are there any actual programmers or former programmers occupying high-ranking decision-making positions at these tech companies?!
Why would it matter if the leaders had ever programmed before?
http://www.businessinsider.com/yahoo-coo-henrique-de-castro-...
(video embedded near the end, question at the 1:34:30 mark.)
Douchiness knows no language barrier. There's a lot of nonverbal communication that conveys compassion - or lack thereof.
>Dos Equis commercials
Doesn't this feel a bit degrading?
http://fixyt.com/watch?v=eUAPHgiEniQ
Again at the 1:34:30 mark
I don't think a CEO like MM can buy big execs to solve this problem for Yahoo. They need teams of intelligent engineers in addition to experienced execs.
Taking this into account with all the talent acquisitions Yahoo has been doing, it's becoming clear that Yahoo will not be able to create any kind of technical infrastructure. At best, they can hold onto their current revenue model and try to reduce their costs as much as possible.
If you have something hot then what can Yahoo possibly offer you to go and work there, knowing that everything else they touched went nowhere?
Yahoo offered this guy $64 million for a 4 year contract. He's leaving after a bit longer than a year, and keeping almost all of it.
But the article has quotes about his "difficult personality". He's been called charming but also "kind of an asshole" who was disliked by clients and employees.