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  • Greg B
    So Fucking Banned
    • Jul 2001
    • 7014
    #1

    Microsoft To Buy AOL? Negotiations In The Works?

    This is enough to put me back on junk food.

    Just saw on the news KTLA during their business news that AOL may end up being bought by Microsoft? Time-Warner wants to dump AOL so they figure they'll make a mint on selling it to Big Bill?
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    • Ninja Scripts
      Confirmed User
      • Jul 2005
      • 1032
      #2
      Why would AOL be worth big money?

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        • poppet
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          • Sep 2005
          • 1499
          #3
          Why am I not surprised?
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            • Greg B
              So Fucking Banned
              • Jul 2001
              • 7014
              #4
              Originally posted by Ninja Scripts
              Why would AOL be worth big money?
              Intellectual property rights. gotta be worth a billion or two right there.

              Trademarks, patents, etc. that's another billion or two.

              Liabilities from lawsuits unknown but it's gotta be in the billions.

              This'll be interesting to see.

              The new management will probably uncover all kinds of shit the public didn't know about AOL.

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                • Furious_Female
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                  • Oct 2002
                  • 8187
                  #5
                  That would be fantastic
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                    • Ace-wtf
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                      • Jun 2005
                      • 2983
                      #6
                      if it gets down it willl
                      be a bad deal i think

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                        • d00t
                          Confirmed User
                          • Sep 2002
                          • 3766
                          #7
                          yikes...mega giant

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                            • broke
                              Confirmed User
                              • Aug 2003
                              • 4501
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Greg B
                              Intellectual property rights. gotta be worth a billion or two right there.

                              Trademarks, patents, etc. that's another billion or two.

                              Don't forget the 20MIL recurring members.

                              Perfect Gonzo

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                                • xclusive
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                                  • Apr 2004
                                  • 35218
                                  #9
                                  That would be huge be nice to see M$ turn aohell around

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                                    • Luc
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Nov 2002
                                      • 1130
                                      #10
                                      last i checked AOL hasn't made any profit since 1999. i think there was only one year when they actually made money, all the other years they've been burning it like its going out of style.

                                      Timer Warner has been wanting to dump AOL since even before they merged.

                                      I do hope Gates gets it and fixed up that piece of shit.
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                                        • Ninja Scripts
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                                          • Jul 2005
                                          • 1032
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by Luc
                                          last i checked AOL hasn't made any profit since 1999. i think there was only one year when they actually made money, all the other years they've been burning it like its going out of style.

                                          Timer Warner has been wanting to dump AOL since even before they merged.

                                          I do hope Gates gets it and fixed up that piece of shit.
                                          There's nothing to fix, their entire business model is built on dying technology.

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                                            • pradaboy
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                                              • Dec 2003
                                              • 12931
                                              #12
                                              Would a takeover like this get approved by the financial authorities?
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                                                • tranza
                                                  ICQ: 197-556-237
                                                  • Jun 2003
                                                  • 57559
                                                  #13
                                                  if that happens that will be really giant
                                                  I'm just a newbie.

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                                                    • bjjb
                                                      Have laptop will travel
                                                      • Mar 2004
                                                      • 13074
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Luc
                                                      .

                                                      I do hope Gates gets it and fixed up that piece of shit.
                                                      Yeah fix it by shutting that shit down for good. The intelectual property will be worth billions and billions for years to come. (Netscape, ICQ, Winamp, etc) so why bother with a shitty business that just gonna keep oin bleeding money.

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                                                        • Rinaldo
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Sep 2003
                                                          • 5086
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by pradaboy
                                                          Would a takeover like this get approved by the financial authorities?

                                                          It's two different sectors of the market, it'd have to be.
                                                          if MIcrosoft planned on buying out it's software comptetitor than no.
                                                          this isn't goign to create a monopoly unless they argue that it's going to monopolize teh way people get online, which it wouldn't

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