As the article says: The New York Times, quoting two people involved in the negotiations, said that Microsoft began discussing a possible joint venture with AOL a few months ago, but that there were still other contenders including Yahoo, News Corp. and Google.
and a link would be very helpfull here as to the source http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/07/technology/aol_microsoft/index.htm >From what I've read in the business section of the Washington Post a few >sundays back Microsoft's major stake is the possible joint venture purchase of AOL's Web Portal and multimedia franchise just as four other contender,s Comcast, Verizon, Yahoo and Google are competing for the same web portal space. It a possible joint venture not a hostile corp takeover as your post infers a major stake (takeover) in this case it is not. Marc Sims Data Technician I Prince George's Community College >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Monday, November 07, 2005 >>> *NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Microsoft has become the main contender in talks to purchase a major stake in America Online, a news report said Monday.* -- Pete Holsberg Columbus, NJ -- Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough. Groucho Marx -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
