Episode 44: AOL - Time Warner (with the Internet History Podcast)
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Is AOL a Success?
AOL was worth whatever it was, 200-ish billion, before the merger. It ultimately got spun out of time Warner at a value of 3 billion and got acquired by Verizon for 4.4 billion in 2015. But you still had your time Warner shares? Right, but instead you got shares in AOL time Warner. And then after the spin-off, you kept your time WarnerShares and time Warner just got acquired for about $85 billion. So, you know, you now have joint about $90 billion versus $5 billion. That seems good if you were an AOL shareholder.
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