The cuts are just the latest big change at Yahoo

The cuts are just one facet of a continuing line of big changes at Yahoo. After hiring ex-Googler Marissa Mayer last Summer in an attempt to turn its fortunes around, Yahoo recently unveiled a full redesign of its homepage and email services. Yahoo Platforms executive vice president Jay Rossiter says that the closures were the result of "much thought and deliberation," but "the most critical question we ask is whether the experience is truly a daily habit that still resonated for all of you today." The answer to that question was obviously "no." It's not clear if the company will develop a new Yahoo app for the BlackBerry 10 platform, or if it thinks its mobile site — also recently redesigned — is enough for BlackBerry users.