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So what will this mean for The all three companies AOL on the block As you may know Time Warners AOL unit has been struggling for the past year trying to find a way to stay relevant. The problem for AOL of course is the declining use of dialup modems as a method of accessing the Internet. Depending on which study you look at dialup modem access now accounts for approximately percent of all Internet users. This number is steadily falling as DSL and cable Internet access systems become more popular. The resulting struggles at AOL have an interesting impact on the search engine wars.
Google and MSN are trying to position themselves to dominate online search. The situation boils down to this Google is king MSN wants to be. This situation takes on an especially interesting impact C Level Contact List when you consider that Google is now supplying ads and search results to AOL. In doing so Google gets roughly percent of its revenue from its relationship with AOL. In the summer of rumors began that AOL was for sale. MSN and Google were obvious buyers. The only problem is that both companies realized that AOL was a good shortterm play but a terrible longterm one given the death of dialup modem systems.
So who would buy AOL and how much would they be willing to pay Would Google let MSN take percent of its business If so how much could Google raise AOLs price for MSN Google is making a big mistake If rumors are to be believed MSN and Time Warner have reached an agreement on the AOL platform. So how much will MSN pay Time Warner for AOL Nothing. Not one penny. By the end of December MSN and Time Warner are expected to announce a partnership in which the two companies will interweave their advertising. In return Google will be dropped from all AOL listings to be replaced by MSN or some combination.
Google and MSN are trying to position themselves to dominate online search. The situation boils down to this Google is king MSN wants to be. This situation takes on an especially interesting impact C Level Contact List when you consider that Google is now supplying ads and search results to AOL. In doing so Google gets roughly percent of its revenue from its relationship with AOL. In the summer of rumors began that AOL was for sale. MSN and Google were obvious buyers. The only problem is that both companies realized that AOL was a good shortterm play but a terrible longterm one given the death of dialup modem systems.
So who would buy AOL and how much would they be willing to pay Would Google let MSN take percent of its business If so how much could Google raise AOLs price for MSN Google is making a big mistake If rumors are to be believed MSN and Time Warner have reached an agreement on the AOL platform. So how much will MSN pay Time Warner for AOL Nothing. Not one penny. By the end of December MSN and Time Warner are expected to announce a partnership in which the two companies will interweave their advertising. In return Google will be dropped from all AOL listings to be replaced by MSN or some combination.