Yahoo-AOL merger likely by month end - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 7th Oct 2008, 09:01

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/10...by-month-end/1

Rumour has it that Yahoo is take ownership of Time Warner's struggling AOL division in a deal that would see the company become the largest single provider of webmail in the world.

The_Pope · 7th Oct 2008, 09:19

LOL @ the 39% of people using AIM and / or YIM :P

GregTheRotter · 7th Oct 2008, 09:47

I think when americans say, 39% of the 'world' they mean 'America' :P

proxess · 7th Oct 2008, 10:14

Those figures definitely seem to be completely out of proportions.

Flibblebot · 7th Oct 2008, 10:40

Two hasbeens and once-players helping to prop each other up and reminisce about the good ol' days, IMO.

I'd question the 48%/42% of webmail figures too - does that mean that Google only has 10% of the market?

Mentai · 7th Oct 2008, 10:57

I'm not too sure about those figures, but I know a lot of asian countries use Yahoo in association with their media (eg japan), so conceivably it could be 39% including AIM

customh · 7th Oct 2008, 20:34

I wonder what would happen with AIM/YIM since Live messenger and Yahoo already work with each other. If they all worked together it would be great for everyone involved. For instant messaging anyways...

johnmustrule · 8th Oct 2008, 01:35

Why won't AOL just DIE!

7th Oct 2008, 09:01	#1
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proxess Victim of AdvancedModernCapitalism Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The town of Love, Funchal Posts: 597	Those figures definitely seem to be completely out of proportions. __________________ Netbook: Asus eeePC 901; 12Gb SDD; Custom Ubuntu 9.04 Minimal Compiz Standalone. Laptop: Intel Centrino Duo T5500 1.66ghz; 2048mb RAM; ATI Mobility Radeon x2300; Hitachi 120gb iPod Classic 120GB; Maxtor 160GB External; Ubuntu 9.10 x64 and Windows 7 x64.

7th Oct 2008, 10:40	#5
Flibblebot Free from artificial flavourings Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Right here, right now Posts: 2,227	Two hasbeens and once-players helping to prop each other up and reminisce about the good ol' days, IMO. I'd question the 48%/42% of webmail figures too - does that mean that Google only has 10% of the market? __________________ My uber-system: 66Mhz 486DX2, 8Mb RAM, 20Mb hard drive, 256 colour VGA adaptor (goes all the way up to 800x600!), keyboard AND serial mouse

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johnmustrule Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 345	Why won't AOL just DIE! __________________ "Your belief, unfortunately, is no endorsement of truth"

7th Oct 2008, 09:19	#2
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	LOL @ the 39% of people using AIM and / or YIM :P

7th Oct 2008, 10:57	#6
Mentai Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 491	I'm not too sure about those figures, but I know a lot of asian countries use Yahoo in association with their media (eg japan), so conceivably it could be 39% including AIM

7th Oct 2008, 20:34	#7
customh conflagration. Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,590	I wonder what would happen with AIM/YIM since Live messenger and Yahoo already work with each other. If they all worked together it would be great for everyone involved. For instant messaging anyways...