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Is AOL The Key to Microsoft 'Killing' Google?
VK writes "When Steve Ballmer yelled at a departing Microsoft employee that he would "kill Google" we had no idea just how direct a method he had in mind. Buying all or part of AOL may be the first part of the master plan, as Google relies heavily on the advertising pages that come from AOL, since it now syndicates its search to Google." Update: 09/23 19:20 GMT by J : As our readers pointed out, the original and Reg reprint both typoed "Yahoo" for AOL. Fixed.
I think you could have made this article cheesier by saying:
"Is AOL the quantum link to Microsoft 'Killing' Google?"
Sends all "free AOL CD's" to Google.
After a few months, Google is buried in CD's.
P.S. Remember the days when AOL floppies were actually useful since you never had to buy any? I actually had a useful purpose for an AOL CD cover recently as a free viewport on an outdoor webcam box.
Hulk SMASH Celiac Disease
Isn't there some kind of Monopoly law that prevents these things?
Yes, unless you happen to be Microsoft.
It looks like the new CSS-driven slashdot has got a Random Slashdot Headline generator built into it!
Look out tomorrow for "Is <$NOUN> the Key to Microsoft Killing <$RIVAL>?"
Of course, in actuality, tomorrow's headline is likely to be "Is AOL the Key to Microsoft Killing Google?" again
Athletic Scholarships to universities make as much sense as academic scholarships to sports teams.
In true Mohammed Saees Al Sahaf style "Google is no more with us"..
If you keep throwing chairs, one day you'll break windows....
Oh, wait...
2005: New organisation named MicrosoftAOL
2006: MS realised what a terrible mistake they have made and are renamed Microsoft
2007:????
2008: Profit!!! (at least for the investment bankers who arrange the merger and who are no doubt pushing it like crazy at the moment)
... "buy AOL", what the %@(&#!@% was the question??
WTF is this, what happened to the Microsoft I knew that delivered products and listened to feedback and invented little things like reusable components and even kinda sorta slew the mighty ogre of IBM? How did it get infected with the belief that manipulating the market and brand is it's core business? How did it forget how to create software and listen to users, and learn to focus on strategic acquisition and shit?
Oh, wait, it was Ballmer. And being big. But mainly Ballmer.
Hey, in 10 year's time, when MS is in recievership, I wonder who the Ballmer of Google will be?
Whence? Hence. Whither? Thither.
So what exactly are they gaining?
Ballmer: "MWAHHAHAHA! We'll buy AOL and make them all use Windows and IE!"
Sidekick: "Uh, Sir? They already use Windows and IE. AOL refused to port AOL to Linux and abandoned their own browser and signed agreements with us to use IE!"
Ballmer: "Oh."
Sidekick: (under his breath) "Ass..."
It's a common mistake
The keys are like right next to each other
If an officer ever threatens to taze you, say you have a pacemaker.
They must be some really old people.
"...but according to Business Week, they lost 900,000 subscribers just in the second quarter!"
Yeah but they are still billing their credit cards so it's not as bad as it sounds.
Abusive market practices.
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
Exactly how old are you?
Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?
I'm 37. Hehe, I just got your joke. I got several trolls on /. and couldn't post for a bit. /. admin told me I was in timeout for a bit. One just has to be careful about what one says about microsoft....
"All great things are simple & expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope." --Churchill
http://www.ntk.net/media/dancemonkeyboy.mpg
My favorite part has always been when he actually hurts himself in the middle of it.
And now, for a sig that's a complete copout.