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by laumars 4397 days ago
I don't think this is a short term profit-based decision like your example suggests. I think this move is done to convert some Flickr users over to Yahoo!'s own passports rather than promote their competitors.

There was a time (back in the 90s) when Yahoo! logins offered more services than Google accounts. I'd be surprised if Yahoo! didn't see getting back on top as an eventual end goal (even if it seems rather optimistic at the moment). So it would make sense not to have competitors linked into their own resources when they have their own passports already.