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Microsoft In Talks To Purchase AOL
This is a real story, I found today from my Yahoo! personal page. If this happens, it could spell the death of the Mozilla project:
Reuters
Time Warner, Microsoft have held AOL talks-report
Friday March 19, 9:38 am ET
NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX - News) has held talks in recent months with software maker Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - News), about selling its America Online unit, the New York Post reported on Friday.
Time Warner lawyers have begun studying potential antitrust issues stemming from a possible Microsoft acquisition of AOL, and so far they have found few roadblocks to a deal, the newspaper said, citing unidentified sources familiar with the matter.
Time Warner spokesman Ed Adler was not immediately available for comment on Friday. He was quoted by the newspaper as saying "such speculation is silly and pointless."
Microsoft also was not immediately available for comment.
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Sorry you feel that way and I don't like it either but I DID NOT make this up. It is a valid story. Keep in mind, all parties denied it. Please see the link below:
Story
Last edited by klackenfus; 03-19-2004 at 12:12 PM.
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Oh wait...you were being sarcastic.
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Why would this be then end of Mozilla?
It's not affiliated with AOL anymore since they dropped NS and adopted IE as their browser no?
http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/
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Re: Microsoft In Talks To Purchase AOL
Originally posted by klackenfus
Microsoft also was not immediately available for comment.
Must be all in court on other legal matters.
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Why would this be then end of Mozilla?
The Mozilla group is still on the payroll of AOL. It would surely be the end of the Netscape browser and that is a good portion of why Mozilla exist.
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Originally posted by Homer119
wow thats not true...did you type that up yourself?? there is no way microsoft will EVER EVER own AOL, they have MSN, and by buying aol would be removing the compotition and forming an issue. Plus it would mean that AOL is better then MSN becuase they bought it. Crock of [Moderator's Edit: Keep it clean please, Homer- we don't do profanity here.] dont come round these parts punk.
I hope you're being sarcastic. If not, you could've looked around to see that this is true.
I wish it would happen though....one step closer to Microsoft getting into HUGE trouble for monopolistic behavior. Europe is already coming down pretty hard on them if I'm not mistaken.
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Another report: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,115287,00.asp
The "anonymous sources" part sounds a little fishy to me.
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YOOHOO! netscape finally wins over internet explorer.
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YOOHOO! netscape finally wins over internet explorer.
You know, I'm not so sure about this. Here's the way I see this playing out, assuming it actually happens:
1. AOL subscriber base integrated into MSN.
2. AOL as an entity ceases to exist 12-18 months after aquisition.
3. Mozilla coding ends, as we know it.
4. Mozilla version released with some features from Internet Explorer.
5. IE for Linux released.
6. 24 months later, IE for Linux cancelled.
7. M$ tells all IE for Linux users their OS is no longer supported, please "upgrade" to a supported OS.
8. Linux community moves in droves to Opera.
Bottom Line: This is a tactical move by Microsoft, if it's true. Would it get hung up in the courts? Sure. However, the courts, at least in the U.S., have been dramatically lenient on Microsoft.
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Originally posted by klackenfus
8. Linux community moves in droves to Opera.
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I wish it would happen though....one step closer to Microsoft getting into HUGE trouble for monopolistic behavior. Europe is already coming down pretty hard on them if I'm not mistaken.
I think Europe is being more lenient. Lindows is being sued in European courts by M$ because the US courts have failed to do anything to Lindows.com, donno this is just one example.
"Microsoft has filed lawsuits in Finland, France, Sweden, the Netherlands and Canada. Lindows wants the court to stop all such actions until after the US case is heard. It says that such legal actions are "vexatious or oppressive" and "would result in delay"."
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Bring on the browser wars!!!
Seriously, even if it never gets officially maintained again, I would gladly continue using Galeon or Firefox instead of MS's swiss-cheese-ware.
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Re: Microsoft In Talks To Purchase AOL
Originally posted by klackenfus
If this happens, it could spell the death of the Mozilla project:
Sorry. Mozilla code was GPL'ed with the approval of the owner, Netscape. Microsoft can't do anything about it even if the buy-out proposal makes it past the anti-trust folks.
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Sorry. Mozilla code was GPL'ed with the approval of the owner, Netscape.
I hope you're right. I have to use IE at work but at home I'm all Linux/Mozilla. This is just the second front in, what I believe, is Microsoft's open declaration of war in supporting SCO in their petty fight
Last edited by klackenfus; 03-20-2004 at 12:50 AM.
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