If they fire Mayer, Yahoo will probably be sold and they&#x27;ll get something back before the value tanks.<p>Mayer doesn&#x27;t need more time. She&#x27;s a competent middle manager and an excellent researcher promoted beyond the scope of her talents, and she made the classic mistake of misunderstanding the difference between a popular platform and a range of products that users really want.<p>Now she&#x27;s out of time and out of ideas.