{"id":8984,"date":"2015-05-29T15:42:59","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T22:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aerocominc.com\/?p=8984"},"modified":"2015-05-29T15:42:59","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T22:42:59","slug":"two-great-companies-collide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aerocominc.com\/info\/two-great-companies-collide\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Great Companies Collide"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don\u2019t think that I would ever categorize myself as an impulse buyer \u2013 I generally mull over my bigger purchases for a good while before I\u2019m ready to fork out the cash. I mean let\u2019s be honest, open wallet surgery is probably the most painful for all of us. Well not for all of us\u2026Verizon decided to splurge on a $4.4 billion dollar purchase. Yes, they recently announced and plans to follow through with this huge purchase of Internet giant AOL this summer. I\u2019m sure you\u2019re wondering what the logic was behind this huge endeavor and as stated by the chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam<\/a>, the merger is vital to Verizon\u2019s future efforts on the advertising front.<\/p>\n

\"verizon\"<\/a>Surprisingly, the teams are not changing much and the AOL executive team is staying exactly the same. I can\u2019t say whether or not this will lead to success but I definitely don\u2019t see this as a proper merger unless the two companies truly do \u201cmerge\u201d. I\u2019m sure everyone remembers the last time AOL merged with a large company and what a success that was. But surprisingly that didn\u2019t deter neither AOL nor Verizon \u2013 the great optimism is refreshing.<\/p>\n

BUT before everyone starts the wave lets turn to Wall Street for their analysis of the situation. It has been reported that even though the merger has happened Wall Street is yet to be convinced and hasn\u2019t budged on stock value for the \u201cnew\u201d company. Naturally, Wall Street is the go-to when it comes to assessing new business ventures and whether or not they will have hope of being successful \u2013 at least it is for me. I can\u2019t help but feel some skepticism because of this lack of support by Wall Street for this merger but I guess time will tell.<\/p>\n

Not everyone is happy about this merger and there are some pretty good reasons <\/a>why. One of the biggest issues that is \"AOL\"<\/a>spurring debate is the fact that if Verizon turns its attention to these new ventures its main function as a service provider for many individuals and businesses will suffer. I can see why this would be of concern to all the people that Verizon services and who honestly probably don\u2019t care what new ventures Verizon is trying to explore through this merger with AOL.
\nAnother skeptic is the Huffington Post <\/a>which is owned by AOL, amongst two other major content-driven websites, TechCrunch and Engadget. Some speculation on the situation has brought up the possibility of it being in Verizon\u2019s better interest to simply get rid of them. Why would Verizon ever want to get rid of these websites that hold so much value you ask? Well, simply put, Verizon has made this huge acquisition in order to spur growth and innovation in its streaming and mobile video capabilities. They really could care less about the content that is pushed out through these major channels run by AOL. I really hope these websites aren’t given the shove because the Huffington Post is always one of my go-to places when I want to get up-to-date with everything that\u2019s going on in the tech world especially.<\/p>\n

All in all, the merger is happening no matter what and only time will tell whether or not it was ultimately a good idea. As for the fate of our favorite AOL publications, that rests at the hands of Verizon and all we can do is patiently wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I don\u2019t think that I would ever categorize myself as an impulse buyer \u2013 I generally mull over my bigger purchases for a good while before I\u2019m ready to fork out the cash. I mean let\u2019s be honest, open wallet…<\/span> <\/p>\n

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