"It's not our goal to be No. 1 in Internet search. We would be very happy to maintain our market share." [link]

Throwing the towel or a simple strategy for buying more time? On the other hand, I doubt that Yahoo can play very well "everything for everybody" with a web 2.0 label on it. Strategy requires direction and direction requires focus, and I hardly see Yahoo focusing on a clear direction. Besides, statistically by February 14 they shall announce a new acquisition, right? :)