Is Google Really Gonna Plunk Down $1.6 Billion For YouTube?

Brian Zick

AP reports: "Internet search leader Google Inc. is in talks to acquire the popular online video site YouTube Inc. for about $1.6 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter."

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