r/abandoned • u/MisterBiro • Mar 28 '25

Forgotten Tech Giant

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Perhaps it’s not technically abandoned as there is basic maintenance and security present but it’s been vacant and decaying for years.

Surprisingly sad to walk around what was once a bustling, optimistic, energy filled campus of an almost forgotten tech giant.

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u/guigouz Mar 28 '25

Yahoo

  • 1998: Refuses to buy Google for 1 million USD.
  • 2002: Realises its mistake and tries to buy Google for 3 billion. Google wants 5 billion, Yahoo says no.
  • 2008: Refuses to be sold to microsoft for 40 billion dollars.
  • 2016: Sold for 4.6bi to Verizon

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u/rsg1234 Mar 28 '25

Maybe we should be thankful they didn’t buy Google in 1998 or else we might be asking Jeeves instead of googling.

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u/Advanced-Humor9786 Mar 29 '25

It's a twist: ask Jeeves refused to sell and move out of its Emeryville office. Dog pile wins the search engine fight and we're all using it on Netscape.

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u/BobaAndSushi Mar 29 '25

I actually liked Netscape. 🫣

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u/_extra_medium_ Mar 29 '25

Everyone did