Marissa Mayer gave a rare public interview (albeit behind closed doors) since becoming CEO of Yahoo to
Fortune's Pattie Sellers Tuesday night. Not surprisingly, mobile was a huge focus of the conversation. Mayer explained what she sees as Yahoo's opportunity, and why the company is purging BlackBerrys from the building in favor of iPhones, Android and Windows phones. "We have a terrific set of assets on the web; they are all the things that people want to do on their mobile phones," she said.
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