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Carol Bartz. She took over following an extensive courtship in which Microsoft had tried to acquire Yahoo, but which eventually turned into a partnership between the companies. Revenue at the company continues to fall , and its display advertising business, where it historically was a leader, has begun to suffer too. Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock defended her at the time.

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Bartz was widely supported in the beginning. But ultimately she failed to retain some top talent who left the company since she took over. Carol Bartz of Yahoo as a comic book figure PCWorld recently featured Bartz in a tongue-in-cheek roundup of tech superstars as comic book characters. Yahoo will now need a dynamic leader who will get people excited and bring a strong product vision, he said.

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Morse would clearly be an interim leader while the company looks to hire a permanent replacement, Sterling said. Taking on a new leader while the company continues to struggle will be a challenge. Often, new leaders want to bring in their trusted advisers and remove some existing executives. Follow Nancy on Twitter at idgnancy.