Why Yahoo Attacks Facebook Now
When the news first broke that Yahoo (YHOO) is seeking patent licensing fees from Facebook (FB), it seemed business as usual.
As a long-time member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, its publication Spectrumhas been my regular read for years. Spectrum has given its top ranking to Yahoo patents in Communication/Internet services category.
Yahoo had already set the mold when it received 2.7 million shares of Google (GOOG) before Google went public in exchange for Google licensing patents that Yahoo inherited when it acquired Overture.
My first reaction was that Yahoo is angling to receive shares in Facebook before it goes public.… Please click here or the title below to read more.
March 2, 2012