From the monthly archives: December 2005
Speculation about a pending deal between AOL and Microsoft was put to rest by the announcement that AOL has chosen to continue its relationship with Google. Under the new enhanced agreement, Google will pay out $1 billion for a five percent stake in AOL, making it the only shareholder of AOL other [...]
Subscription-based radio services, made popular by XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio, offer hundreds of channels of music and talk radio to consumers who pay a $13 monthly fee and purchase a special satellite-radio receiver. Now these receivers are allowing listeners to record hours of [...]
The WSJ (subscription required) has gathered that Microsoft and AOL are close to reaching an agreement on an online advertising service designed to compete with Google. Under the agreement, AOL would use Microsoft’s MSN service and drop Google as its provider of Internet search.
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reports that Google is aggressively hiring at least partly due to an ensuing battle against Microsoft, as Microsoft has more than threatened to move into Google’s coveted online advertising with the release of new online subscription-based software. Google Chief Financial Officer George Reyes says, “Our objective [...]
