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Time Warner to Spin Off AOL?

Posted by timothy on from the concerted-effort dept.

image77 writes "The Washington Post is reporting that Time Warner is considering spinning AOL into a separate company via an IPO. You might recall that AOL bought Time Warner for over $100 Billion in 2001, and then went on to lose almost that much in 2002."

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  1. If the new company still... by TWX · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...stays under the control of Time Warner but ends up going off and doing it's own thing then they should name it "AWOL"...

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  2. What's next? by VON-MAN · · Score: 4, Funny

    AOL to spin off CompuServe?

  3. Time Warner was getting sick of AOL by jZnat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Time Warner later mentioned that they were sick of their employees spending all day chatting on AIM and claiming they were "beta testing" the next release.

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  4. This is like chicken livers... by Esion+Modnar · · Score: 4, Funny
    wrapped in half-raw bacon. Followed by a 12-pack of beer. Followed by a ride on the Tilt-a-Whirl.

    You just know it's all coming back up.

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  5. TW to spin off AOL, huh? by FlyByPC · · Score: 4, Funny

    Speaking as an aviation enthusiast, I hope they start the spin too low and too slow!

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  6. Profit? by russotto · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is it possible to buy short into an IPO?

  7. Re:Their ages?? by Shai-kun · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have a suspicion "Parsons, 57" and "Miller, 50" are actually their names.

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  8. Re:Aol is dying by kd5ujz · · Score: 2, Funny

    So you dont get jello on your sandwich. Or something like that.

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  9. Re:Their ages?? by Hatta · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why in the hell are the ages -57 and 50, extraordinarily normal ages for executives -of these people at all significant??

    I'd have to say -57 years is a rather unusual age for an executive. Or for anyone else for that matter.

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  10. Hey here's an idea by coupland · · Score: 3, Funny

    If AOL makes enough money with their IPO, maybe they can afford to buy a big media company. :P

  11. Re:Alright... by jez9999 · · Score: 2, Funny

    AOL is being pushed back out the door to live on its own (like a middle-aged chronically unemployed geek being kicked out by mom finally).

    I love it when you use analogies that we can understand.

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  12. Please. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow, that was an impressive display of one-liners and empty quips. If you haven't already, I'd strongly suggest a career in a monthly tech magazine of your picking. You'd fit right in.

    [...] even as Firefox continues to batter MSIE market share.

    Not even breaking 10% doesn't exactly inspire images of battery. But, hey, whatever gets you those mod points...

  13. A collective sigh of relief by MrCopilot · · Score: 2, Funny
    was heard from Bugs, Bats, Supes and Cartoon fans all over the world.

    I was just waiting for the Superhero Themed AOL "Browser".
    Always did give me a shiver.
    AOL owns Batman?, Superman, Bugs, Daffy, and no not FogHorn Leghorn? NooooOOooooooOooo

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