When Did AOL Buy Games.com?

[darrenl]

Does anyone know when AOL bought Games.com? I didn't know they owned it. anda:

 

[Vision]

Darren:

Good point. I believe the Games.com transaction was this month, not 100% certain. Along the same note when did Microsoft buy Live.com and for how much?

I know there are domains that sell for $x,xxx,xxx but are never disclosed to DNJournal.com or to other public venues due to confidentiality agreements.

 

[droplister]

how ever much they paid it was def. worth paying, good move by them

 

[simon]

microsoft owns almost all the extensions of LIVE
live.net
live.org,.de,.co.uk, fr

 

[Rarethings]

I think games traded for $xx,xxx,xxx

 

[darrenl]

live.com is pretty cool but its kind of too fancy... wouldn't you think?

 

[snicksnack]

if I would own it, I would consider it to fancy. Just think about what you can do with the term "live". Great potential, especially in the hands of the big corps.

 

[labrocca]

I think games traded for $xx,xxx,xxx

I really doubt it. I bet it fetched $3-7 million.

 

[Beachie]

Games.com sold to AOL for just over $10 million. It previously sold in January 2004 for $1.1 million.

Microsoft bought Live.com in November 2005 for an undisclosed amount.

 

[Mr. Pim]

Games.com sold to AOL for just over $10 million. It previously sold in January 2004 for $1.1 million.

Nice profit for the previous owner :rockon:

 

[Greg-J]

Boy I wish I'd have made it into the game 15 years ago to grab these domains up then.

 

[draqon]

so was it a mistake of me to sell games.org for 4k a couple years ago?

 

[(_Y_)Man]

hmm wonder how much games.org would go for now a days

 

[typeins]

I love how on the live.com homepage it ALWAYS had a nots saying that the domain isnt for sale, not to bother asking etc etc..

Shows that everybody has their price

 

[Steen]

Games.com sold to AOL for just over $10 million. It previously sold in January 2004 for $1.1 million.

The former owner must have been consolidating, because from what I recall the price was quite low then, and the owner was not a small-fry company.

 

[Beachie]

hmm wonder how much games.org would go for now a days

Make George an offer