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moe on Oct 12, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Akamai close to being acquired by Google

So perhaps google wants to mine it for their ad network?

Steko on Oct 12, 2011 [–]

I like Business Insider's speculation that this is all part of a giant end run around the cable companies.

muzz on Oct 12, 2011 | [–]

Yes, interesting how the specifically mentioned Akamai's video distribution, not the entirely of their business.

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