Google Acquires 5% of AOL

Okay, so maybe I'm jumping the gun a little here but we have one company on a meteoric rise and another that has hit a plateau and may even be in decline (recent layoffs). There was also much speculation a while back that Google might be ramping up staff to produce their own operating system. Enter AOL who already have a very large user base and with whom so many users are low knowledge but extremely loyal. Now with a little speculation and foresight could it be possible that Google is preparing to rollout a new OS in partnership with AOL with a targeted and existing userbase of millions! If this were true and right now it's pure speculation on my part, Microsoft should be very worried!

Google Acquires 5% of AOL - Heembo writes "CNN is reporting that Google just acquired a 5% stake in AOL for $1 Billion, shutting Microsoft out of the deal." Under this new agreement, among many other things, Google Talk will now interface with AOL's instant messenger according to the announcement on Google's site. From the announcement: "Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt said: 'AOL is one of Google's longest-standing partners, and we are thrilled to strengthen and expand our relationship. Today's agreement leverages technologies from both companies to connect Google users worldwide to a wealth of new content.'" [Slashdot]