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February 3, 2001 4:57 PM Subscribe
I really can't believe that.
Please help me understand this.
posted by kchristidis at 9:05 AM on February 4, 2001
Please help me understand this.
posted by kchristidis at 9:05 AM on February 4, 2001
Rodii: It means a possible merger between AOL-TimeWarner and Yahoo!. It could be that AOLTW just registered all merger possibilities--has anyone checked for other AOLTIMEWARNER*.com names?
posted by gramcracker at 11:22 AM on February 4, 2001
posted by gramcracker at 11:22 AM on February 4, 2001
It looks like AOL has some plans for Yahoo... What those are, only they know.
posted by Neb at 11:23 AM on February 4, 2001
posted by Neb at 11:23 AM on February 4, 2001
Well, there's at least 147 AOLTIMEWARNER domains right now. All of those are either pointless, squatted on, or only of marginal interest, except the Yahoo one.
posted by anildash at 12:47 PM on February 4, 2001
posted by anildash at 12:47 PM on February 4, 2001
It's possible this may just be a joke. I mean, if you're willing to use your credit card to pay the $35 or so, you could register a domain and assign it over to AOL Time Warner. And nobody would be able to tell they didn't register it themselves.
In any case, I can't imagine an AOL - Yahoo merger would ever be allowed by the Justice Department, not even under the GOP.
posted by aaron at 2:11 PM on February 4, 2001
aaron: I agree, but if you notice that the registrar is AOL, it gives it a little more credibility.
posted by endquote at 11:23 AM on February 5, 2001
posted by endquote at 11:23 AM on February 5, 2001
In any case, I can't imagine an AOL - Yahoo merger would ever be allowed by the Justice Department, not even under the GOP.
Why not? Just because they completed a huge merger in the last month, you think they'll be prevented from making any other big mergers? Or, do you have some external reasoning?
posted by Neb at 1:54 PM on February 5, 2001
Why not? Just because they completed a huge merger in the last month, you think they'll be prevented from making any other big mergers? Or, do you have some external reasoning?
posted by Neb at 1:54 PM on February 5, 2001
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posted by davidgentle at 9:24 PM on February 3, 2001