Why Did AOL Rip Yahoo Off? - WickedFire - Affiliate Marketing Forum

CorrectAD · 08-06-2007, 08:14 PM

I don't use Aol.com ever, but I accidentally went to it today, and was seriously blown away....

AOL.com looks EXACTLY like fuckin Yahoo.com...

Here's a side-by-side I made to prove the point:

WTF?

They even have the same fuckin ad in the same spot. I took the screenshots like 1 minute apart, so they're even rotating at the same intervals.

The only thing I could think of is that Google is using AOL as their puppet to grab more of the portal market share.... so I circled the Google logo.

Either way, it's really creepy to see a company of this size totally fucking copycat their DIRECT COMPETITOR.

Does anyone have any idea what the hell is going on with that?

John · 08-06-2007, 08:20 PM

I like aol's site better

mason · 08-06-2007, 09:44 PM

wtf aol is still around?

anyways.. yea that's really messed up for aol to do that. maybe the coding is even the same!

Romestar · 08-06-2007, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mason

maybe the coding is even the same!

yep, both are messy as hell

CorrectAD · 08-06-2007, 10:30 PM

I have the feeling it's not as innocent as they'd like you to believe....

I mean come on.. AOL = Godfather of "users' Internet**", they don't need to 'steal' design do they?

Here's what I think:

AOL is cooking something up with Google.

Why?

More fucking power.

What better way to push your competitor out of first place (I think Yahoo is #1 in portals) than to team up with a top competitor, make them lose face in the 'biz/tech/other communities' with a duped site , attract Yahoo sheeple users, then...

BAM!

Google steps in to save the day and buys AOL...

Game Over.

** By users' Internet, I mean your grandma and people who couldn't get online without AOL.

Laura · 08-06-2007, 10:56 PM

I read something about this a while back...

Ah, here: AOL One Step Behind Again: New Home Page Identical To Yahoo

CorrectAD · 08-06-2007, 11:03 PM

wow... lol

looks like I'm waaaaaaaaay behind.

Grafix · 08-07-2007, 03:00 AM

Maybe they had the same web designer or they stole each other's template

08-06-2007, 08:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
CorrectAD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 637 iTrader: 7 / 100%	Why Did AOL Rip Yahoo Off? I don't use Aol.com ever, but I accidentally went to it today, and was seriously blown away.... AOL.com looks EXACTLY like fuckin Yahoo.com... Here's a side-by-side I made to prove the point: WTF? They even have the same fuckin ad in the same spot. I took the screenshots like 1 minute apart, so they're even rotating at the same intervals. The only thing I could think of is that Google is using AOL as their puppet to grab more of the portal market share.... so I circled the Google logo. Either way, it's really creepy to see a company of this size totally fucking copycat their DIRECT COMPETITOR. Does anyone have any idea what the hell is going on with that? __________________ collecting ip addresses was way cooler than this godamn signature...

08-06-2007, 08:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
John Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sewageville Posts: 4,931 iTrader: 6 / 100%	I like aol's site better __________________ http://i33.tinypic.com/ip3vh1.jpg

08-06-2007, 09:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
mason Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 868 iTrader: 0 / 0%	wtf aol is still around? anyways.. yea that's really messed up for aol to do that. maybe the coding is even the same! __________________ Affiliate Marketing k thx

08-06-2007, 10:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
CorrectAD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 637 iTrader: 7 / 100%	My 'Conspiracy' Theory I have the feeling it's not as innocent as they'd like you to believe.... I mean come on.. AOL = Godfather of "users' Internet", they don't need to 'steal' design do they? Here's what I think: AOL is cooking something up with Google. Why? More fucking power. What better way to push your competitor out of first place (I think Yahoo is #1 in portals) than to team up with a top competitor, make them lose face in the 'biz/tech/other communities' with a duped site , attract Yahoo sheeple users, then... BAM! Google steps in to save the day and buys AOL... Game Over. By users' Internet, I mean your grandma and people who couldn't get online without AOL. __________________ collecting ip addresses was way cooler than this godamn signature...

08-06-2007, 11:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
CorrectAD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 637 iTrader: 7 / 100%	wow... lol looks like I'm waaaaaaaaay behind. __________________ collecting ip addresses was way cooler than this godamn signature...

08-06-2007, 10:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
Laura Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 610 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I read something about this a while back... Ah, here: AOL One Step Behind Again: New Home Page Identical To Yahoo

08-07-2007, 03:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
Grafix Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 320 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Maybe they had the same web designer or they stole each other's template

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