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For the life of me, I can't figure out the AOL-Google deal, at least as it is being detailed in the media. Why does Google want to throw so much money at an area that only represents 10% of its business (and only 2% to 4% net of TAC)? Is it the content that AOL owns? Does Google just want to shut out M$ from this piece of business at all costs? Is Google rolling additional stuff out that makes this piece of business more lucrative than it is currently?
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Last edited by DanS; December 20, 2005, 02:22.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891 -
I think the deal was meant to shut off MS from expanding its presence on the web. Too bad it means that Google is going to be using more graphical ads.He's got the Midas touch.
But he touched it too much!
Hey Goldmember, Hey Goldmember!Comment
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Maybe their relationship will lead to interoperability between AOL Instant Messenger and GoogleTalk.Comment
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While M$ is expanding on the web through MSN, it blows in search. I would have expected Google to let M$ overinvest in AOL so that the two companies' synergistic suckitude would have been complete.Originally posted by Sikander
I think the deal was meant to shut off MS from expanding its presence on the web.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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These are the temptations when you have more cash than you know what to do with.“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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This seems to be the impression of most people opining on the net, but the deal (which seems great for AOL and not so great for Google) seems to have little impact on AOL's stock price while Google's went up again.Originally posted by DanS
While M$ is expanding on the web through MSN, it blows in search. I would have expected Google to let M$ overinvest in AOL so that the two companies' synergistic suckitude would have been complete.He's got the Midas touch.
But he touched it too much!
Hey Goldmember, Hey Goldmember!Comment
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Irrational exuberance.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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10% of its total revenue seems to be worth fighting for.Originally posted by DanS
For the life of me, I can't figure out the AOL-Google deal, at least as it is being detailed in the media. Why does Google want to throw so much money at an area that only represents 10% of its business (and only 2% to 4% net of TAC)? Is it the content that AOL owns? Does Google just want to shut out M$ from this piece of business at all costs? Is Google rolling additional stuff out that makes this piece of business more lucrative than it is currently?Captain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012
When I was younger I thought curfews were silly, but now as the daughter of a young woman, I appreciate them. - RahComment
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Now that would be cool. Since MS can bundle its stuff to its OS without the government really slapping it down there needs to be a lot of cooperation between the other players if they hope to stand up to MS.Originally posted by Verto
Maybe their relationship will lead to interoperability between AOL Instant Messenger and GoogleTalk.Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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Only 2% - 4% net of Traffic Acquisition Costs -- i.e., AOL gets 80% of the 10% Google revenue generated from searches originating from AOL.Originally posted by OzzyKP
10% of its total revenue seems to be worth fighting for.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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How much of it is irrational exuberance?Originally posted by Colon
Irrational exuberance.
Google's out of the money puts are going for a song.
I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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when comparing prices I usually use KelkooI will never understand why some people on Apolyton find you so clever. You're predictable, mundane, and a google-whore and the most observant of us all know this. Your battles of "wits" rely on obscurity and whenever you fail to find something sufficiently obscure, like this, you just act like a 5 year old. Congratulations, molly.
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irrational exuberance
plenty - there was a good article in the WSJ about it yesterday.“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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I thought Colon would like to know that I'm in the market for some GOOG June '06 puts with a strike price of $200, which would put GOOG's market cap at $60 B.
Hedging my bets, without rt's heartburn from continually shorting tech stocks and getting his ass handed to him.
Last edited by DanS; January 3, 2006, 14:40.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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...as the stock rises nearly 5% in a day for no apparent reason...I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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