Jerry Yang Just Says Sayonara To Yahoo!

Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang, who has been back and forth on whether he was sticking with the struggling internet giant, chose to surprse everyone and quit on Monday, the New York Times and others wrote.

Yang, who was unclear about Yahoo!’s future last summer at the Herb Allen Sun Valley Media Conference. At the time, Yang told FBLA that is future was uncertain, but that for the short term he wasn’t going anywhere.

In a memo sent to the company’s staff on Monday evening, Yang said he would retain the post until the board names his successor.

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