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		nostrademons 47 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AOL to be sold to Bending Spoons for $1.5B Far cry from the AOL - Time Warner merger, where AOL purchased Time Warner for $183B, creating a company with a combined $350B market cap.

jandrese 47 days ago [–]

Yes, there is much less money to set on fire this time.

ryandrake 47 days ago | [–]

There are plenty of other companies setting much more money on fire these days. The money furnace business model is as healthy as ever.

suzzer99 47 days ago | | [–]

No, this time it's different.

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