[Gllug] M$ and Netscape/AOL/Time Warner settle for $750m

[Doug Winter]

On Fri 30 May Tethys wrote:
> Yep, that really screwed up my day when I read it this morning. The
> main terms are that AOL will continue to use IE as their browser
> engine for the next 7 years, and in return, MS will ensure that AOL
> works well on current and future version of Windows. Sigh. It's hard
> to argue with the business case from AOL's perspective, but I can't
> help thinking that they're doing themselves and their customers no
> favours in the long run.

Unfortunately, all the executives that inked that deal will most
probably have had their million dollar payoffs before those 7 years are
up, so there's no disincentive for them to do it (if you ignore old
fashioned stupid stuff like personal ethics).

grrr.

doug.

-- 
As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action
arise, human science is at a loss. -- Noam Chomsky

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