Is Yahoo Really a Moral Pygmy?
November 25th, 2008
by Sage Lewis
This week’s story of the week revolves around Jerry Yang, the former Yahoo CEO who agreed to quit after criticism in his leadership abilities arose for not accepting the Microsoft deal. Sage provides some history and insight as to why there’s more than the failed Microsoft deal behind Yang’s less than stellar leadership role. About a year ago, Yang was part of a Congressional hearing in which he and Yahoo were called “moral pygmies” and criticized in the case of a jailed Chinese dissident. Yahoo handed over pro-democracy writings of a man to the Chinese government, which contributed to the man being imprisoned.
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