__/ [Luigi Donatello Asero] on Wednesday 21 December 2005 04:59 \__
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> "Paul" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> skrev i meddelandet
> news:s5ihq1t0uae7ukl35ikegrpfmf2d5edf8r@xxxxxxxxxx
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>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4547672.stm
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>> Google confirms $1bn stake in AOL
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>> [...]
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>> AOL founder Steve Case last week backed calls for AOL to be split from
>> Time Warner.
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>> Yahoo had also been in talks with Time Warner but dropped out in
>> November, reportedly because the media giant wanted to retain a
>> majority stake in AOL.
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> Did Yahoo want to buy a share of AOL?
I've just read somewhere that Yahoo forcibly refused it or held back early
on. One of the big shareholders called the Google-AOL pact a "big mistake".
Google already have a pact with Sun Microsystem as well. They sure get
around...
Speaking of Yahoo, what about TypePad, (as of yesterday) WordPress or even
acquisitions like del.icio.us, Flickr, and Geocities. A quick Web search
also helped discover the following:
* RocketMail
* eGroups
* OddPost
* Overture
* Launch
* ViaWeb
I'm sure they acquired another company recently, but I can't recall its name.
Google are no exception:
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2005/6/12/143721/743
It's almost as though every start-up has its success measured by its ability
to get absorbed. ICQ (Mirabilis) were devoured by AOL many years ago. All
instant messengers are bound to giants, let alone information vendors.
Roy
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