Google Acquires 5% of AOL

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from Slashdot Google just acquired a 5% stake in AOL for $1 Billion, shutting Microsoft out of the deal.” Under this new agreement, among many other things, Google Talk will now interface with AOLs instant messenger according to the announcement on Google’s site. From the announcement: Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt… Continue reading Google Acquires 5% of AOL

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Google gets Microsoft treatment on book search efforts

Google gets Microsoft treatment on book search efforts Friday December 09, 2005 (09:00 AM GMT) By: Jay Lyman Microsoft and Google have engaged in a bit of role reversal when it comes to making it possible to search print books online. This time around, Microsoft and an open technology community are fighting against Google, a… Continue reading Google gets Microsoft treatment on book search efforts

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