Google buys into AOL ($1bil)
On /. just saw a post about AOL and Google joining via Google buying $1billion into AOL. Why do I have this feeling that AOL will mess up Google… or will Google just take over AOL and be some kick ass ISP and finally drive the price down with MAYBE some decent software? Google Talk kicks AIM’s ass as far as I’m concerned, and should be replaced accordingly… but hey, that’s just me.
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December 21st, 2005 at 8:00 am
Yeah there had been rumors floating around. I still find that nuts. If I was Google I’d take the source for AIM and strip out all the crap and make it XMPP compliant. Of course that is just the first thing I’d do!
December 21st, 2005 at 9:23 am
“They also said they had agreed, under certain unspecified conditions, to allow users of Google’s recently introduced instant messaging system Google Talk to communicate with users of AOL’s market-leading AIM instant messaging service.” from CNN
December 21st, 2005 at 9:26 am
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