NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Time Warner Inc. may be looking into the possibility of selling its AOL unit to Microsoft, according to a published report Friday.
The New York Post, citing people familiar with the situation, said Time Warner executives have held talks in recent months with Microsoft about a potential sale of AOL.
The deal being discussed within Time Warner would include Microsoft (MSFT: Research, Estimates) paying cash plus the assumption of debt to acquire AOL, the paper said, adding that Microsoft may even be considering a possible investment in Time Warner Cable
If the government allows this that screams sellout.
AOL and MS have been competitors in several aspects (ISP, IM) for YEARS.
Typical... don't even consider trying to be better than them.. just buy them.
Agreed AOL isn't a monopoly, but they DO still have a huge subscriber base for dialup.
It maybe dwindling but its still very large.
MSN + AOL = Bad news
Lowers competition... not that MS would want to do that
__________________
<< Insert exceedingly large and overly verbose message of how 1337 you are here including full specs of every vehicle you've ever driven and PC you've owned >>
Linear Mode
