From my personal perspective, I'm half expecting Yahoo to end up just like AOL. A subsidiary of a media conglomerate that is just used when making bad jokes and referencing the past. Their current position definitely indicates this, and I'm talking both on the internal company side of things (in terms of products, innovation, and market reach) and on the public side of things (shares).

I can't help but feel that Yahoo! signed its own death certificate when they so loudly fought off Microsoft's handsome buyout offer. Would Yahoo have taken this offer, at least Yahoo would have the potential to still exist and be recognized. It would've been interesting to see how it played out. In a round about way, we can even look at Yahoo as a modern Netscape... they stood up to Microsoft and bit the bullet in the end.

AOL is probably most remembered for their annoying "Free Dial-Up Internet Trial" CDs in the mail that were more cumbersome than spam, what is Yahoo going to be remembered for?