| ActiveMac | Anonymous | Create a User | Reviews | News | Forums | Advertise |
|
|
|
User Controls |
|
New User |
|
Login |
|
Edit/View My Profile |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ActiveMac |
|
Articles |
|
Forums |
|
Links |
|
News |
|
News Search |
|
Reviews |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
News Centers |
|
Windows/Microsoft |
|
DVD |
|
ActiveHardware |
|
Xbox |
|
MaINTosh |
|
News Search |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ANet Chats |
|
The Lobby |
|
Special Events Room |
|
Developer's Lounge |
|
XBox Chat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ's |
|
Windows 98/98 SE |
|
Windows 2000 |
|
Windows Me |
|
Windows "Whistler" XP |
|
Windows CE |
|
Internet Explorer 6 |
|
Internet Explorer 5 |
|
Xbox |
|
DirectX |
|
DVD's |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TopTechTips |
|
Registry Tips |
|
Windows 95/98 |
|
Windows 2000 |
|
Internet Explorer 4 |
|
Internet Explorer 5 |
|
Windows NT Tips |
|
Program Tips |
|
Easter Eggs |
|
Hardware |
|
DVD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Latest Reviews |
|
Applications |
|
Microsoft Windows XP Professional |
|
Norton SystemWorks 2002 |
|
|
|
Hardware |
|
Intel Personal Audio Player 3000 |
|
Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Site News/Info |
|
About This Site |
|
Affiliates |
|
ANet Forums |
|
Contact Us |
|
Default Home Page |
|
Link To Us |
|
Links |
|
Member Pages |
|
Site Search |
|
Awards |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credits |
 |
AOL, Microsoft's peace a sign of times | |
|
||
| Time: 04:39 EST/09:39 GMT | News Source: News.com | Posted By: Jonathan Tigner | ||
|
Microsoft planted the seeds of Thursday's surprise antitrust settlement following a sweeping management shakeup at AOL Time Warner that culminated with America Online founder Steve Case announcing his resignation as chairman in January. With Case on his way out, Microsoft founder Bill Gates made the first move to settle the case, phoning AOL Time Warner's then-chairman elect Dick Parsons about two months ago to discuss a possible resolution. In announcing the $750 million settlement, Gates hinted that the change in the AOL guard may have helped the talks along. "We have had good relationships with a number of the groups at AOL Time Warner, including Warner Music and the cable people, and this allows us now to take advantage of all the discussions we've had there," he said during a conference call with reporters. America Online was notably absent from Gates’ list of friendly groups. | ||
|
Write Comment
Return to News |
Displaying 1 through 25 of 213 Last | Next |
The time now is
1:50:50 PM
ET.
Any comment problems? E-mail us |
| #1 By 1868 (141.133.144.55) at 5/31/2003 12:56:37 PM |
|
Just a little fun for everyone.
Makes a ton of sense. http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2003/20030528l.gif |
| #2 By 2332 (65.221.182.2) at 5/31/2003 2:42:41 PM |
| Glad to see that greed is finally starting to overcome hatred in business once again. |
| #3 By 135 (208.50.204.91) at 5/31/2003 5:20:44 PM |
|
Zeo01 - LOL!
So speaking of AOL... They also own nullsoft who makes winamp. Well... Apparently some guy at nullsoft put up some of the companies software for download and claimed it was licensed by the GPL. Oddly enough he didn't talk to his employers first to see if that was ok. http://www.nullsoft.com/free/waste/ Of course the Software Communists over at slashbot are totally ignoring the law and are posting all sorts of copies of this software, claiming AOL can't take back the GPL license. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/31/1259206&mode=thread&tid=120&tid=126&tid=187&tid=95 I swear the GPL zealots do more to harm Open Source... Anybody want to take bets on AOL's stance on Open Source after this fiasco? |
| #4 By 2332 (65.221.182.2) at 5/31/2003 10:35:24 PM |
| #5 - Perhaps, but there are still examples where that is not true. For instance, McNealy's hatred of Gates is what drives many of his actions at Sun. It's a personal rivalry, not simply business competition. |
|
Write Comment
Return to News |
Displaying 1 through 25 of 213 Last | Next |
The time now is
1:50:50 PM
ET.
Any comment problems? E-mail us |
