We don't know how much Yahoo paid for Blo.gs, but the number is estimated to be very very low.

Investors were spooked that Alipay was transferred to Ma's control before terms were finalized with Yahoo.

If savings are modest, then the many advantages of working in offices—such as lively atmosphere, rapidity of communication, team-building and acclimatization of new employees—will encourage employers to shelve the idea of remote work and, like Yahoo in 2013, encourage employees to work most of the time from corporate office space.