Microsoft to Buy Stake in AOL

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday September 15, 2005 @02:45AM from the they-must-need-blank-cds dept.

NetDanzr writes "According to various sources (Bloomberg, Reuters, CNet), Microsoft is in talks with Time Warner to buy a stake in AOL. While the size of the stake or its prize has not been disclosed yet, Bloomberg speculates that this deal would profit both companies. Microsoft would profit from merging the AOL portal with MSN, as a strategy to catch up with his rivals in this space Yahoo and Google, while Time Warner would gain some ammunition in its fight with a renegade shareholder, Carl Icahn. According to CNBC, AOL is just about to turn the corner and is currently the most undervalued division of Time Warner."

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holy shit! by bit+trollent · 2005-09-15 02:46 · Score: 1, Troll

this is incredible.

are you guys going to make some jokes about this?
Wonderful by WillieManillie · 2005-09-15 05:00 · Score: 0, Troll

Wonderful, yet another thing MS will possess. To assist mankind, MS should give a billion or two over to Louisiana. Then I'd be impressed.

This is justification to continue promoting the development of open-source.

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Steve Douglas