News Yahoo-AOL merger likely by month end

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/10/07/yahoo-aol-merger-likely-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.

 

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

 

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

 

Those figures definitely seem to be completely out of proportions.

 

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?

 

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

 

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...

 

Why won't AOL just DIE!