When Did AOL Buy Games.com?

darrenl · Apr 23, 2006

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

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Vision · Apr 23, 2006

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 · Apr 23, 2006

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

simon · Apr 23, 2006

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

Rarethings · Apr 23, 2006

I think games traded for $xx,xxx,xxx

darrenl · Apr 23, 2006

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

snicksnack · Apr 24, 2006

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 · Apr 24, 2006

Rarethings said:
I think games traded for $xx,xxx,xxx

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

Beachie · Apr 24, 2006

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 · Apr 24, 2006

Beachie said:
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 · Apr 26, 2006

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

draqon · Apr 26, 2006

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

(_Y_)Man · Apr 26, 2006

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

typeins · Apr 26, 2006

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