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Yahoo is Shutting Down Del.icio.us
Why do big companies shut down websites instead of selling them?
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because the management team can't bear to look real bad when the new owners succeed where they failed.
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And shareholders accept it, when their property gets thrown into the garbage can for this reason?
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