It seems that the more Microsoft-Google battle ensues, the more corporate America is lining up to places on the ring. The resulting report by Aline van Duyn in the FT recently that is Dick Parsons, chairman and chief executive of Time Warner media mammoth now serious about selling a minority stake in undervalued subsidiary, AOL partners either one of the technology titans, and what is more the world can expect news of the decision sooner rather than later.
So far, AOLhad a disappointing player in the online wars, clocking a unique audience of just 72 million against Google, MSN and Yahoo, the audience of 79 million, 89 million and 99 million, or failing a clear indication of the equity value for Time Warner deliver slowly revived fashion for technology. AOL is currently around 10 billion U.S. dollars, against Google's $ 100 billion and Microsoft's $ 250 billion: If one of the two suppliers through with a purchase, it couldPush-value of AOL up to 22.5 billion U.S. dollars or more.
The view is like a Christmas present for Parsons, who was from the days of presiding over a messy merger of AOL and Time Warner already explained enough problems that come confusingly complex cultural and economic integration of two companies with employees seem, let alone analysts , now finds himself in the comfortable position, able to pick and choose between two competitors, will appear - and must - the minoritygeht so desperate as the other. Not only is there the prospect of finally gearing up to the value of AOL, but the added commitment of intellectual capital would enable the purchase of companies, which undervalued the Internet provider to secure a place in the history of the next century into the crack needs of the Internet world.
Although the market is an AOL baking supply, should the chances that the chairperson of Microsoft not be excluded. That is a lot to people --let alone the market is - surprise, but the effect of restoring back several considerations have in the NASDAQ. As I mentioned in a previous post here, so Microsoft seems to P / E of 20 disconcertingly low, the industry average of 45 compared to, let alone Google is now near 90th
One also suspects that this is perhaps the plan that was Bill and friends fabricated the whole time was his, and it's not the first time, has the Redmond, Washington giant such a stunt, either drawn: let theCompetitors get on the open market and high in the glory of speculators who pushed to keep relatively low, while in serious negotiations, then head challenge grabs Analyst / Trader headlines and explain victory while you have the competitors - and thus strongly needed capital - the collapse in the crucial hour. Game Over. Could Google's Hatrick for Microsoft on a list that already reads the defeat of two of America's biggest technology titans of all time - and IBMApple?