z2003-05-29- Microsoft Settles Aol (WebSeitz/wikilog)

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z2003-05-29- Microsoft Settles Aol

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last edited by BillSeitz on Jul 2, 2008 2:14 am

Micro Soft settled with AOL on their private Anti Trust suit. AOL gets cash.

free use of MsIE for 7 years. No more future for MozIlla on AOL?
cooperation between 2 Instant Messaging networks. (If AOL can InterOp with [MSN], why can't they interop with others?)
[Rob Enderle] says Microsoft turns what had become an aggravating enemy into at least a marginal friend and possibly a cooperative partner. AOL gets much-needed cash and are able to divest themselves of units that were costing them money like the Netscape unit. Uh, what does this mean?
- here's more explicit quoting of Enderle

[Mozilla Zine] coverage/discussion

An interesting coincidence with hearing that there will be no more standalone versions of MsIE! (via TimBray followup to z2003-05-29- Bray Css Hell

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