雅虎首席执行官杨致远给员工发邮件

 2月7日消息，据美国证交会的文档显示，雅虎首席执行官杨致远在致公司员工的电子邮件中表示，尽管遭遇到了很大的困难，但雅虎仍然在寻求其它的方式避免被微软收购。
    这封邮件提交给了美国证券交易委员会，杨致远在邮件中称：“公司董事会目前正在对一系列的潜在战略选择进行评估。”杨致远表示，截至目前，雅虎董事会还未对微软446亿美元收购公司的收购要约做出任何决定。杨致远并未制定出雅虎董事会将对微软收购提议做出答复的具体时间表，他只是表示“公司董事会需要时间来做出正确的选择。”

    杨致远表示，雅虎在本周初关闭了网络音乐服务“雅虎无极限”，并计划在下周巴塞罗那举行的移动通讯展中展示一些最新的产品。

    分析人士称，杨致远电子邮件的目的主要是鼓励雅虎员工，因为雅虎的许多员工会因为各种原因，在未来失去他们的工作。在雅虎上周二发布了再度令华尔街和投资人失望的财报之后，杨致远同时宣布将在今年2月中旬裁员1000人。雅虎当前在全球拥有1.43万员工，此次裁员将占该公司员工总数的7%左右。不过，如果微软最终能够收购雅虎，更多的雅虎员工可能将会失业。因为微软此前曾表示，通过收购雅虎，两家合并后的新公司每年将减少10亿美元的开支。市场投资公司Stifel Nicolaus分析师乔治·阿斯克尤（George Askew）预计，如果雅虎要避免被微软收购，该公司还需要裁员大约4500人。

    以下为电子邮件全文：

    Subject: Building on our strengths

    yahoos —

    first off, I want to thank you for the great job you’re doing staying focused on executing our priorities. there’s obviously been a lot of talk about yahoo! in recent days and we won’t let it distract us from pursuing our transformation strategy.

    roy and I have communicated about the thorough review process our board is going through right now. the board is focused on maximizing the value of yahoo!’s tremendous assets for our shareholders. and it is going to take the time it needs to do it right.

    as we’ve said, no decisions have been made about microsoft’s proposal. our board is thoughtfully evaluating a wide range of potential strategic alternatives in what is a complex and evolving landscape. and we’ve hired top advisors to assist through the process.

    what’s become clear in the past few days is how much people care about this company. we’ve seen a strong show of support from our users, advertisers, and publishers, reminding us how much they love our products and services. and i’ve heard from many of you — and from other friends and colleagues from around silicon valley and across the globe — that we need to do what’s best for yahoo! and our shareholders. i promise you that the board is going to do that.

    the microsoft interest highlights the tremendous strength of the yahoo! brand and assets: our half billion users around the world, our leading products and services, our open ad network, our technology, and most of all, our amazingly talented people.

    we have a lot to be excited about and there’s more good news to come. yesterday we announced a digital music partnership with rhapsody and our acquisition of foxytunes, maker of the popular music toolbar plugin. today we launched zimbra 5.0, a next generation e-mail and collaboration suite that’s a great milestone in our open platform and starting point strategies. and stay tuned for exciting announcements next week at the mobile world congress.

    as we look to build on the progress we’ve been making, i want to make sure you all realize how essential you are to yahoo!’s success. as this process moves forward, we’re going to keep you informed. your hard work and strong commitment are more important now than ever before.