Google Buys Stake in AOL...Comments?

[steve vegas]

I seem to remember reading that both these entities are CIAish...convergence? Conglomeration? <br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/technology/16cnd-aol.html?ex=1292389200&en=ff39782cec7fef06&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss">Here's the story...</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> <p></p><i></i>

[zangtang]

that would value AOL as a whole at 20 billion - personally i dont think its worth shit ! - didnt they manage to destroy time-warners share price ?<br><br>(cant tell you how torn up inside I am about that!) <p></p><i></i>

[anotherdrew]

google could take 5% of aol's business from them anytime why should they pay a billion dollars AND this shame:<br>"Google, which prides itself on the purity of its search results, agreed to give favored placement to content from AOL throughout its site, something it has never done before."<br><br>this seems odd and NOT GOOD NEWS <p></p><i></i>

[robertdreed]

My impression of the Google guys- naive kids.<br><br> If they don't watch out, they'll squander the incredible power for good that they could wield. They'll be allowed to keep most of their fortunes in that event, of course. That will insulate them from seeing what they've tossed away. <p></p><i></i>

[banned]

GOOGLE is naive kids? "Power for good"?<br><br>Where the hell did you get those pieces of disinformation? <br><br>I don't think I'll ever take anything you say seriously again because no one, NO ONE, could possibly be "NAIVE" enough to believe that. <br><br>Yes, they're "CIA-ish", and of the two Google is more evil than AOL because its tentacles are all over the web, not just in its own little honeypot. <p></p><i></i>