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Google Snaps Up YouTube for $1.65B

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MICHAEL LIEDTKE

Published: Oct 9, 2006, 04:59 PM ET
Updated:Feb 10, 2022, 01:20 PM ET

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Google Inc. snapped up YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion Monday in deal that catapults the Internet search leader to a leading role in the online video revolution.

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