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Aol Patents Sold to Microsoft

Sunday Roundup: A Big Week for the Personal AND Political

Danielle Crittenden | Posted 06.14.2012 | Canada
Danielle Crittenden

While Rick Santorum was dropping out of the GOP political race for personal reasons, and Hilary Rosen was making personal attacks on Anne Romney for political reasons, AOL/HuffingtonPost office politics became big personal news (at least for those of us working here): Microsoft agreed to buy $1.06 billion worth of AOL patents. (Yes, Dr. Evil, that's one. billion. dollars -- or $999,440,106.20 CDN).I can't claim any insider information as to what this means to AOL/Huffpost in general, or AOL/Huffpost Canada in specific. At minimum, I'm hoping for a new stapler.

AOL's Patent Sale To Microsoft Sends Stock Soaring

CP | Posted 04.09.2012 | Canada Business

NEW YORK -- AOL Inc. will get US$1.06 billion cash by selling more than 800 patents to Microsoft Corp. following a "robust auction'' of the intellectu...