Comments on: 5% of AOL to Google for $1 billion

By: Scobleizer - Microsoft Geek Blogger » Google and AOL make a deal

Scobleizer - Microsoft Geek Blogger » Google and AOL make a deal — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 05:36:14 +0000

[…] I was listening to Bloomberg radio on Sirius on Friday and they had an expert on that said that it must be a bad day at Microsoft because Google made a deal with AOL (TDavid is wondering which way this all will be spun). Now, I don’t know about the executive offices, but in building 18 we were a little disappointed, but no one was sitting in their offices crying or anything like that (which is how the panel made us sound). It’s always interesting how the press plays up business conflict. […]

By: Bob Peelstrom

Bob Peelstrom — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:45:48 +0000

“It was more important for Microsoft to close this deal then Google to prevent the AOL/Microsoft deal from closing…”

“…than Google”

By: TDavid

TDavid — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 16:31:58 +0000

Yeah Chris, I’m kind of wondering which way this will be spun.

By: Christopher Coulter

Christopher Coulter — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 07:07:52 +0000

The spin-doctors slash cage-handlers haven’t told him what the current line is, and they don’t talk about deals until they are done. So he won’t comment, but 1-2 weeks later, after all the talking points have made the rounds.