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What happened to competition?

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BleedinHeartMom

on Sep. 10, 2011 at 10:38 PM

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Everything keeps merging..its evenutally gonna be a conglomerate of BS, you will be able to get your teeth cleaned and renew your car insurance al in one office

Aol and Yahoo may merge into one gigantic, irrelevant Internet company

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Aol and Yahoo: two companies that were huge in the 90s and have been struggling to figure out what exactly they are since then. So heck, why not just mash them together into a big, confused ball?

That's what might just happen, as apparently the companies are exploring a merger. Good lord. Aol, a company that used to be an internet service provider and is now a gigantic producer of SEO bait content, and Yahoo, a search engine and content portal that's had its lunch eaten by Google. What's the overlap? I guess they could merge their content farms together, that'd be something. But what does one have to offer the other that would save either company from the inexorable march towards irrelevancy? Not much that I can see. But hey, I'm not the one looking to throw millions of dollars away!

Bloomberg via Electronista

Posted by

BleedinHeartMom

on Sep. 10, 2011 at 10:38 PM

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wickedfiress

Group Mod - Kellie on Sep. 10, 2011 at 10:41 PM

I HATE AOL, and will probably give up my yahoo.com email address if they merge.

ThatTXMom

Platinum Member on Sep. 10, 2011 at 10:47 PM

Interesting article. Not so much about AOL and Yahoo, but just about the companies out there merging, or wanting to merge. TMobile w/ AT&T comes to mind. Less competition is bad for consumers. Of course, it will all be owned by the government when it comes time for a bail out.

Mommy_of_Riley

Group Mod - Jes on Sep. 10, 2011 at 10:48 PM

I thought AOL died long ago....

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Twisted.Jester

on Sep. 10, 2011 at 10:48 PM

I remember back in the day when I had AOL you had to practically hire a hitman to get your account cancelled.

silvercrow

on Sep. 10, 2011 at 10:49 PM

The only thing of Yahoo i use is Messanger and i still have an AOL email account i use for crap

silvercrow

on Sep. 10, 2011 at 10:50 PM

I have something you might like (this isnt directed at you but something you can use if you want)

Quoting Twisted.Jester:

I remember back in the day when I had AOL you had to practically hire a hitman to get your account cancelled.

BleedinHeartMom

on Sep. 10, 2011 at 10:50 PM

Me too. I remember getting them AOL discs all the time, in newspapers, handding them out at retail stores, etc. By the time AOL 5 came out 6,7,8,9 popped out right behind them..I do miss that *You got Mail* though lol