Comments on: Bartz as Yahoo CEO? New job, but strong resume

Sure, selling software is different from selling ads. But Yahoo has more need for fresh eyes and new leadership than for media expertise.

[Mr. Dee]

Talk about "rebuilding' Yahoo!

[MSSlayer]

Just what Yahoo needs, a money grubbing marking ***** willing to sell anything and anyone for a fast buck.

RIP Yahoo!

[inachu]

"****" Bartz is a 100% German family name.
She looks she could be my moms younger sister.
Same family name.

[rigpacker]

She's kinda hot

[MatthewStephen]

As someone very familiar with Autodesk's line of products, and even more familiar with how Autodesk lost the vast majority of market share for 3D cad products under Carol's tenure (1992-2006), I question her ability to grasp technological segments and Yahoo's decision to bring her on as ceo.

[renGek]

Does it really matter? There are so many people behind the scenes at yahoo pulling the strings and dictating the company. Seems to me yahoo has become a company perfectly happy with generating predictable revenues (or attempt to) rather than innovate and change the world. They seem to have lost (years ago) that mentality of creating new things and just do traditional business models under the guise of a web company. Granted there is nothing wrong with that in the business world but this company was founded on much more than that and lost its way over the years. Its no different than a shoe store now.

[remoorejr]

Bartz is a stand up kinda broad.
No ********, a real player.
I was at a well attended (800 plus people) dealer meeting once at Autodesk and she was taking some heat for missing a ship date for an AutoCAD update. The stock had taken a hit and the guy was drilling her on Wall Streets reaction and Bartz says "F*** Wall Street! We'll ship the software when it's ready!"
At first I was shocked at her crass nature but after I saw her in action I realized just how talented she really is.
One thing is for sure ... she will make a BIG difference at Yahoo.

[merelogic]

No matter what, they are trying their best to sell Yahoo to Microsoft... If Microsoft is not behind all of what it has done to this great company, it should not even buy Yahoo in the future. Jerry Yang is a good man and fights for what he believes. Not everyone wants to be a part of Microsoft and most of them are at Yahoo.