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Google To Purchase Stake In AOL For $1 Billion

Posted by Zonk on from the that-is-a-lot-of-free-cds dept.

Lord Haha writes "It appears that Google may be on the verge of purchasing a 5% stake in AOL." From the article: "A tie-up with Google would make sense. Time Warner has been losing out online to rivals like Microsoft and Yahoo. For its part, Google may be interested in getting access to AOL's e-mail and instant messaging service. It would strengthen Google's hand against rivals Yahoo and Microsoft, who have well-established webmail and instant messaging services. Google is a relative newcomer to this area with Gmail and Googletalk." More commentary on News.com. Big change from just a few days ago.

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  1. Has to be said by gbulmash · · Score: 4, Funny
    The obvious post Google/AOL merger company name...

    GoooooooooAOL!!!!

    - Greg

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    1. Re:Has to be said by Bogtha · · Score: 2, Funny

      I expect GAOL to do rather badly out of this. After all, their computers will keep locking up.

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    2. Re:Has to be said by minister+of+funk · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually, wouldn't it be "GAY O L" ?

    3. Re:Has to be said by Jamil+Karim · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well... I for one welcome our GoooooooooAOL overlords.

    4. Re:Has to be said by TheAardvarkSong · · Score: 2, Funny
      Actually, wouldn't it be "GAY O L" ?
      Isn't it already called that?
  2. awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    As an AOL member, I must be pretty cool now.

    1. Re:awesome by Kelson · · Score: 4, Funny

      Nah, you're only 5% cooler than yesterday.

    2. Re:awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      But 5% of zero cool is still zero cool.

      Please let Google buy AOL out and close them down. Less mess on the Net for the rest of us. And hopefully less stupid AOL commercials on TV. I always feel ready to kill someone after I see one (Welcome to the real Internet, my a**. Pardon my French)

  3. cd mailer by Romancer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Try Google for 30 days with unlimited searches!

    (your firstborn will be named AOL234 if you do not cancel)

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    ) It'd be interesting to see how many humans would survive to serve us.
  4. New instant messenger? by op12 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait for Google + AIM = GAIM :)

  5. Spelling Nazi Alert by doi · · Score: 5, Funny
    Time Warner has been losing out online

    You spelled this word correctly on Slashdot, you insensitive clod!

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  6. Re:With a budget of $1bn... by Seumas · · Score: 2, Funny

    Very good point. Where else are you going to get an already existing userbase of dipshits without buying into AOL?

  7. Re:What happened to their motto? by decipher_saint · · Score: 4, Funny

    How about put a stake in evil?

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  8. Re:FRIST POST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    > Linux is for homosexuals.

    Man, is your gaydar ever off. I use a Mac!

  9. Re:What happened to their motto? by b4k3d+b34nz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, but the partnership is only free for 1400 hours.

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  10. Re:I'm Confused on the whole Good / Evil thing. by AKAImBatman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Evil will always triumph because Good is dumb. -Dark Helmet

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  11. Re:Wait by eclectro · · Score: 3, Funny

    If so, what does this do to the rumor about Opera?

    The fat lady hasn't sung yet??

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