Quadrille - 7:03 pm on Oct 26, 2011 (gmt 0)

They may in fact fail

But for the money someone would have to spend trying to raise the dead, they could invest in two or three 'new' projects, with more chance of success.

And Apple never lost their 'kewl' - They had people who would die for them, all through the bad times.

There's no room for sentiment in business; no-one will risk - and big risk - millions on Yahoo! for nostalgic reasons. It just ain't gonna happen.

Don't get me wrong; I've nothing against Yahoo!; I'm just a cynical old realist.