#success_story #tech #yahoo #google #alibaba

1998: Yahoo declines to buy Google for $1 million.

2002: Yahoo realizes mistake, bids $3 billion for Google. Google asks for $5 billion, Yahoo declines.

2008: Microsoft bids $40 billion for Yahoo, Yahoo declines.

2015: Yahoo spins off Alibaba stake, netting shareholders $35 billion (ладно, это и правда относительный успех).

2016: Yahoo sells to Verizon for $5 billion.

2019: Google market cap peaks above $800 billion.