Analysis: What went wrong at Yahoo, and what happens next

Rise, fall, and more fallingYahoo has struggled for years to regain the glory of the pre-dot com bubble burst days, fighting for air while rivals like Google and Facebook grew and thrived. By April 18, it may be owned by one of those rivals. What happened to the company that was once king of the net? While shareholders are fed up with the company's continued insolvency and CEO Marissa Mayer's business leadership, Yahoo's tortured history shows that this sale was inevitable years beforeMayer came