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• Verizon Media's Yahoo and AOL businesses sold for $5bn

  

  4 May 2021, 12:11

  Private equity firm Apollo Global Management to be new owners.

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• AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) signs off for good

  

  15 December 2017, 10:01

  Current and past users were warned of the shutdown in October.

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• Microsoft makes mapping and display ad deals with Uber, AOL

  

  30 June 2015, 10:06

  Microsoft's CEO said the company is focussing upon its strengths.

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• Verizon agrees to buy AOL for $4.4 billion (£2.8 billion)

  

  12 May 2015, 14:41

  Gains 2.1 million dial-up subscribers and sites such as Engadget and TechCrunch.

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• Winamp still going, lives past 20th Dec scheduled shut down

  

  22 December 2013, 18:00

  Llama dodges firing squad. "Something is obviously happening," Tweets developer.

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• WinAmp media player's llama whipping days are over

  

  21 November 2013, 09:45

  AOL will shut it down on 20th December. No more updates or downloads.

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• BT's dial-up internet service closes on 1st September

  

  26 August 2013, 10:15

  Company says only about 1,000 customers still use 'narrowband'.

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• Microsoft receive $550 million from Facebook for AOL patents

  

  24 April 2012, 10:38

  Bolstering Facebook patent safety net before IPO.

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• AOL to sell over 800 patents to Microsoft

  

  9 April 2012, 18:02

  For over £630 million.

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• AOL struggles to manage tech sites

  

  6 September 2011, 12:57

  The founder of the recently acquired site is accused of conflicts of interest.

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