The venerable search company, older than Google but clearly beaten by the latter in market share, now looks ready to throw in the towel. Despite founder Jerry Yang’s insistence that Yahoo is not up for sale, no reasonable observer believes the company will continue forward in its current state. Yahoo is hiring advisory firms and strategic investment bankers to help them decide what to do next. Some cite Allen amp; Co. as a likely hire; that firm is currently advising AOL and many other tech and media firms. Despite initial appearances, Bartz was far from the only problem at Yahoo. There’s eno…
