Poll: Would a MicroAOL be better than a MicroHoo?

Microsoft tried to buy AOL...: ... and Steve Case turned down Bill Gates. He wanted to buy Time Warner and own a movie studio instead. (Anachronism alert.)

But in this case Microsoft buying AOL makes more sense. Time Warner can throw in the remaining Netscape community (without returning Microsoft's $900 million paid for outcompeting the browser), giving Microsoft all it wanted years ago, and so Microsoft can count the past few years as a mulligan.

Works for me.

If AOL were a good content company like Yahoo, then buying it would make sense for Microsoft, too.; Posted by: Anton Philidor Posted on: 07/16/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Microsoft tried to buy AOL... Anton Philidor | 07/16/08

"Giving MS all it wanted" John L. Ries | 07/16/08

Holy cow! kozmcrae | 07/16/08

I thought that... zkiwi | 07/16/08

It's a pity I can't draw John L. Ries | 07/16/08

I think its a great idea kokuryu | 07/17/08

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