The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Expanded Microsoft, AOL deal reported

The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Expanded Microsoft, AOL deal reported

AOL is cash-strapped and losing customers, while Microsoft is cash-rich and investing heavily to expand its presence in Internet search and services.

AOL, based in Dulles, Va., also happens to be Google’s largest customer and accounts for about 12 percent of the search company’s sales. But their relationship may be changing as Google continues offering new services that compete directly with AOL, including an instant-messaging service Google unveiled last month.

This is interesting as the details emerge. But if AOL accounts for 12% of Google’s revenue, and Google is creating their own products that are free and compete with AOL’s….it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure this one has some serious risk. Stay tuned….

27 September, 2005 |

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