Look how old this is! I post at SearchCommander.com now, and this post was published 20 years 3 months 22 days ago. This industry changes FAST, so blindly following the advice here *may not* be a good idea! If you're at all unsure, feel free to hit me up on Twitter and ask.
In November, I speculated about who would buy a stake in AOL, either Microsoft or Google. Comcast and Yahoo were reportedly showing an interest too, but the smart money was on google and Microsoft.
Then, on December 9th, I wrote that the Wall Street Journal was reporting the matter decided, and that Microsoft was going to seal the deal.
Now, in a complete reversal, Google has offered up $1 billion (with a b) for just 5% of the Time Warner company known as AOL. You can read the whole story here on Cnets’ news.com
Is this the end? I doubt it! Stay tuned…
Nice blocking move by Google.