> This alternate reality could have saved Yahoo. Indeed this is the exact “blocker” strategy is what many of today’s companies like Google/FB/etc are employing.
I don't think this is accurate. I think the main reason to pay people a lot is just to get talent and stop already existent competitors from getting that talent (which is still 'blocking' in a sense). Stopping people from making possible start-up competitors is, I think, a comparatively minor concern.
I don't think this is accurate. I think the main reason to pay people a lot is just to get talent and stop already existent competitors from getting that talent (which is still 'blocking' in a sense). Stopping people from making possible start-up competitors is, I think, a comparatively minor concern.