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They tried to buy a majority share from dailymotion from Orange a couple of weeks ago, but it was blocked by the french governement (a big shareholder in Orange).

Yahoo really wants a video service. I guess they want to come back to having a modern set of active services.

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From the article's third paragraph:

Yahoo had previously tried to buy a large stake in French video site DailyMotion, but that bid was stymied by the French government.

>but it was blocked by the french governement

Governments screw everything up

They were probably right on the money considering Yahoo's reputation.

I would say we're already screwed if we're allowing governments to get in situations where they "consider Yahoo's reputation."

That's none of their damn business.

Given that they own a bunch of stock in Orange, yes, it literally is their business.

a bunch like in biggest shareholder. I still don't know if I agree with the action made in my name tho. I'm not in this anti-state crap, I just wonder how to make efficient militant shareholder decisions. To their credit they are trying something.

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