AOL In Talks With Microsoft to Merge Online Divisions, Says WSJ 143
Ian Lamont writes "Microsoft executives are reportedly meeting with their AOL counterparts to discuss combining the two companies' online divisions. No one from either side is willing to comment, nor has the structure of the supposed deal been worked out.
The original unconfirmed report comes from the Wall Street Journal (password-protected). A few months ago there was talk about AOL teaming up with Yahoo, but that never materialized." The free excerpt at the WSJ link above seems to say about as much as this Bloomberg wire report which refers to it, and the above-linked story at The Standard; this Reuters story indicates that AOL is still courting or being courted by Yahoo!, too.
AOLSoftHooMSN? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:AOLSoftHooMSN? (Score:4, Funny)
Microsoft and AOL... LOL (Score:5, Funny)
WTF is MS thinking these days...
Welcome to Web 1.0...
Hooray (Score:5, Funny)
They aren't bankrupt yet? (Score:5, Funny)
Epic fail (Score:5, Funny)
Can I get a... (Score:4, Funny)
I see the future.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Microsoft and AOL... LOL (Score:5, Funny)
America Non-Online? (Score:2, Funny)
"Microsoft executives are reportedly meeting with their AOL counterparts to discuss combining the two companies' online divisions."
I'd be interested to know what America Online's Non-Online division does.
My God... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:AOLSoftHooMSN? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:America Non-Online? (Score:5, Funny)
Hello from America On Line's non-online division.
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Re:Microsoft and AOL... LOL (Score:5, Funny)
YAOSoft (Score:5, Funny)
"YAOSoft". Has a distinctly Chinese ring to it. Like a good media monopoly should.
Re:Microsoft and AOL... LOL (Score:2, Funny)
Embrace the suck (Score:2, Funny)
AOL should seriously consider joining The SCO Group. Two dodo's (Albatross for the moment maybe?) with one stone.
Re:Microsoft and AOL... LOL (Score:3, Funny)
I hear they've made offers to acquire Borland and Ashton-Tate.
Sound familiar? (Score:1, Funny)
Have you heard the news? We will soon be getting Windows 7 CDs in the mail offering a free 3 month trial. And if you try to cancel at the end of your 3 months, Microsoft will indefinitely prolong your free subscription.