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Will either Microsoft or Yahoo buy AOL by August?

Settled as No

No announcement made so settled as NO

Background:

After Microsoft walking away from the Yahoo deal one party smiling is Time Warner (reports Silicon Alley Insider http://tinyurl.com/5cfj5o). Now TW has two potential interested parties interested in taking AOL of its hands. SAI reckon it could turn into a bidding war which only Microsoft could win. Will it happen?


Settlement details: Question will be settled on announcement of an agreed deal for Microsoft or Yahoo acquire AOL.

 
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Settled

Yes
4%
No
96%
Activity: H$52,021
Settled as No on Tue 2nd Sep 2008 4:59am PDT

Suspend date: Mon 1st Sep 2008 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Tue 2nd Sep 2008 4:59am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Mon 1st Sep 2008 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%

Action history:

Created Mon 5th May 2008 10:06am PDT by nigeleccles[Admin]
Suspended Mon 1st Sep 2008 12:59am PDT : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Mon 1st Sep 2008 8:38am PDT by markov: Didn't happen. Absence of announcement.
Settled as 'No' Tue 2nd Sep 2008 4:59am PDT by bayoubear[Admin]: No announcement made so settled as NO

Suspend date: Mon 1st Sep 2008 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Tue 2nd Sep 2008 4:59am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Mon 1st Sep 2008 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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Predictions (77)

77 predictions

18 weeks ago
kirin predicted No (H$20 at 93%)
18 weeks ago
mick predicted No (H$1,000 at 93%)
18 weeks ago
kruijs[Power User] predicted No (H$1,000 at 91%)
18 weeks ago
msknowitall predicted No (H$100 at 90%)
19 weeks ago
andrewparker predicted No (H$20 at 90%)
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Comments (2)

I thought you usually tied to get RID of cancers on society???
posted 29 weeks ago
  2 cognos[Power User]
A "real" tech company buying AOL? Are you out of your mind! ;)
posted 28 weeks ago

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