Alibaba 'very interested' in buying Yahoo
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The CEO of the Chinese internet company Alibaba Group says he would be "very interested" in buying Yahoo.os.tvboxnow.com d2 M) N- ?; t( \
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Jack Ma made the statement in response to a question during a speaking engagement at Stanford University on Friday, said John Spelich, a spokesman for Alibaba.
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7 ^- W/ d; X+ H( C公仔箱論壇Yahoo is trying to decide whether to sell part or all of itself following the firing last month of Carol Bartz as CEO.
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Employees were told in an email in late September that the process could take several months.公仔箱論壇' E. L( r3 W+ s9 B9 H9 \ ~8 [
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In the meantime, there will be much speculation about who might be interested in the company.公仔箱論壇6 ~" y! t* Y$ i
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Bartz was fired because she was unable to boost Yahoo's advertising revenue and make the company more competitive with Google and Facebook.
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The company is searching for a new CEO while also considering whether to sell itself.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 Y, S, x8 c# K# s. b
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Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse is serving as interim CEO while the search for a successor to Bartz continues. |