Yahoo Tries to Freshen Up, Kills a Bunch of Products

Yahoo is doing some spring cleaning. The company announced its plans on Friday to shut down several products, including Yahoo Deals, Yahoo SMS Alerts, and the Yahoo Mail and Messenger apps used on feature phones. It's all about getting rid of the old to make room for the new, according to Jay Rossiter, Yahoo's executive vice president in charge of platforms, who wrote about the changes in a blog entry.

Yahoo is killing off Upcoming, Yahoo Deals, Yahoo SMS Alerts, Yahoo Kids and the Yahoo Mail and Messenger apps for feature phones by the end of this month. The company is also axing the older versions of Yahoo Mail starting June 3. This means any users still using Yahoo Mail Classic will have to switch to the new version.