And even if this informed speculation proves false, it's a fact that whoever does sign AOL to a long term search deal will have the inside track to an eventual acquisition.

即使上述消息有误，一个无可辩驳的事实是，无论哪家公司签下了AOL搜索业务长期合同，这家公司将占据最终收购的有利位置。

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AOL isn't negotiating a search deal. It's negotiating a sale.

AOL正在进行的不是搜索交易谈判，而是出售谈判。

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Think back to the supposedly anonymous search logs released by AOL last year, which were quickly linked to individual users.

回想一下去年美国在线公布出来的匿名搜索的日志，是被迅速地联系到到每一个单独的用户的。

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According to management, this decline was driven primarily by the steady disappearance of subscribers who use AOL search as their home page.

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For example, last year AOL extended its search partnership with Google in which one of the terms of the deal was to make AOL videos available on YouTube.

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