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Verizon is Buying AOL for $4.4 Billion USD
- Thread starter dgstorm
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I was in the pool!
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Can't find the article on the verge, but they went the other way with it. Taking about whether they'd keep editorial independence. They layer several scenarios that would likely upset Verizon execs.
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LoneWolfArcher
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So does this mean that Verizon will start mass mailing free prepaid smartphones, with a month of free service? Or is that marketing method passe?
Fine. Since someone is being picky about the image...I will change it.
You know that's how we are.
Well I'm glad to see my money going to a good use...... why not put that 4.4 billion into the network or something useful to those of us who pay all this money?
I guess I didn't realize AOL was even around anymore let alone worth that kind of cash.
I read an article about the number of people still paying for AOL dial up it was crazy. I think like 22 million people...
I was lazy and didn't read all posts hope I'm not echoing anyone.
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I guess I didn't realize AOL was even around anymore let alone worth that kind of cash.
I read an article about the number of people still paying for AOL dial up it was crazy. I think like 22 million people...
I was lazy and didn't read all posts hope I'm not echoing anyone.
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around $45 per subscriber....But Techcrunch, HuffPo and Engadget are pretty valuable properties. I just can't see what VZW is going to do with them, and it doesn't make sense for a corporation to be investing in largely unrelated content.
I don't know. Maybe VZW thinks they can herd its subscribers to these sites by not counting it against your data allowance, and then capture a boatload of ad revenue that would otherwise go elsewhere. But what would the Net Neutrality gestapo have to say about that?
According to Engadget, they will maintain editorial control. Her's a quote from their site..
"Of course, I understand the questions about Engadget's ability to maintain its editorial integrity in the wake of this acquisition. After all, Verizon has done nothing to earn us any benefit of the doubt -- quite the opposite, actually. But it doesn't matter who pays our salaries; we're not in the business of censorship. Engadget's editorial isn't for sale. It never has been, and it never will be. Not as long as I and Executive Editor Christopher Trout are running things. Actions speak louder than words, however, and it's time to get back to work. Stick around, I promise you won't want to miss what's next".
"Of course, I understand the questions about Engadget's ability to maintain its editorial integrity in the wake of this acquisition. After all, Verizon has done nothing to earn us any benefit of the doubt -- quite the opposite, actually. But it doesn't matter who pays our salaries; we're not in the business of censorship. Engadget's editorial isn't for sale. It never has been, and it never will be. Not as long as I and Executive Editor Christopher Trout are running things. Actions speak louder than words, however, and it's time to get back to work. Stick around, I promise you won't want to miss what's next".