Folks, we ain't talkin' Apple v. Mircroshaft here, we ain't talkin Netscape v. Microsoft either. What we are talking abount is friggin AOL/TIME WARNER v. Microsoft.
These are two huge companies going to WAR. It think it rocks. If anyone has the balls and the you-know-what in those balls to take on M$, it is AOL/TIME. They can sustain a lawsuit for years with zero problem. So can MS...
I personally would like to see both companies fight each other to the death on Court TV once per week in the "Scrubs" time slot. That would rock.
Exactly, Netsacpe is gasping for breath. If they do win, let's hope they will put the winnings into designing a credible browser...hah.</strong><hr></blockquote>
gasping for breath? hardly. they can survive forever now with AOL's backing
gasping for breath? hardly. they can survive forever now with AOL's backing</strong><hr></blockquote>
Not if nobody uses it ... AOL will eventually discontinue it if everyone keeps jumping ship (not to say that everyone will ... 6.2 is fairly decent).
I do find it interesting though that AOL hasn't integrated the Gecko engine into it's AOL browser though. Perhaps it was specifically becuase they intended to bring a suit against M$. Wouldn't be a very impressive suit if AOL had it in their browser (then like 50% or so would be using Netscape/Gecko).
AOL has stated in some of the press releases that one of their main goals is to support the nine states continuing the fight. I am all about this. Fact is that the Bush administration does want this settled and that there is most likely pressure on the judge to not push too hard against MS.
This is just another log on the fire, we can deal with AOL in time, right now the fight at the table is with MS and I think we should take them to the hole on this one.
Right now AOL is an internet giant, but they are not moving to control mainstream content or our personal data. Both of which are on Microsoft's short term agenda.
I realize this may sound short sighted but should not sacrifice the best chance we have to cripple our greatest enemy based on the fear that later we may have to deal the same with our ally.
<strong>AOL has stated in some of the press releases that one of their main goals is to support the nine states continuing the fight. I am all about this. Fact is that the Bush administration does want this settled and that there is most likely pressure on the judge to not push too hard against MS.
This is just another log on the fire, we can deal with AOL in time, right now the fight at the table is with MS and I think we should take them to the hole on this one.
Right now AOL is an internet giant, but they are not moving to control mainstream content or our personal data. Both of which are on Microsoft's short term agenda.
I realize this may sound short sighted but should not sacrifice the best chance we have to cripple our greatest enemy based on the fear that later we may have to deal the same with our ally.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I disagree on one point. They are already controlling mainstream content. Read my previous post for my concerns. They are scary because not only have they infected millions of AOL Kids?, but also are beginning to squeeze their way into the consciousness of others. They are 100X more scary to me than MS.
I concur. But thing is, whether you think MS is in dire straights now or not, this is the worst position they have ever been in and we can not allow them to escape as we will not be given another chance. We will have to deal with AOL, and sooner than most think, but we can't give up where we are against MS.
We must hit each in turn. To allow MS to get off in the hopes that it will not strengthen AOL is to place ourselves at the devices of both, it is better to fight one fight at a time.
If I recall that was even a rule of Fight Club, number 4 perhaps?
There is a passage in Lord of the Rings where somebody expresses their regret that Saruman and Sauron aren't neighbors, so that they can just fight it out and destroy each other.
Gandalf points out that the winner would emerge stronger than ever...
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These are two huge companies going to WAR. It think it rocks. If anyone has the balls and the you-know-what in those balls to take on M$, it is AOL/TIME. They can sustain a lawsuit for years with zero problem. So can MS...
I personally would like to see both companies fight each other to the death on Court TV once per week in the "Scrubs" time slot. That would rock.
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Exactly, Netsacpe is gasping for breath. If they do win, let's hope they will put the winnings into designing a credible browser...hah.</strong><hr></blockquote>
gasping for breath? hardly. they can survive forever now with AOL's backing
ouch! hehe, go AOL!!
Also M$ is dropping the WebTV, orwait, the UltimateTV with PERV (or whatever that stupid commercial was. pause, acknowledge, sympathise, oh, whatever)
WhooHooo!! Down with the witch, the wicked witch of the west!!
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gasping for breath? hardly. they can survive forever now with AOL's backing</strong><hr></blockquote>
Not if nobody uses it ... AOL will eventually discontinue it if everyone keeps jumping ship (not to say that everyone will ... 6.2 is fairly decent).
I do find it interesting though that AOL hasn't integrated the Gecko engine into it's AOL browser though. Perhaps it was specifically becuase they intended to bring a suit against M$. Wouldn't be a very impressive suit if AOL had it in their browser (then like 50% or so would be using Netscape/Gecko).
AOL is a much scarier beast than MS, however In this suit I hope that NS wins as it would not be of great benifit for AOL.
Now if only Netscaoe could make a GOOD browser... oh well, theres always opera.
I'd like to see M$ b!tch slapped, but I just don't think it'll happen.
This is just another log on the fire, we can deal with AOL in time, right now the fight at the table is with MS and I think we should take them to the hole on this one.
Right now AOL is an internet giant, but they are not moving to control mainstream content or our personal data. Both of which are on Microsoft's short term agenda.
I realize this may sound short sighted but should not sacrifice the best chance we have to cripple our greatest enemy based on the fear that later we may have to deal the same with our ally.
<strong>AOL has stated in some of the press releases that one of their main goals is to support the nine states continuing the fight. I am all about this. Fact is that the Bush administration does want this settled and that there is most likely pressure on the judge to not push too hard against MS.
This is just another log on the fire, we can deal with AOL in time, right now the fight at the table is with MS and I think we should take them to the hole on this one.
Right now AOL is an internet giant, but they are not moving to control mainstream content or our personal data. Both of which are on Microsoft's short term agenda.
I realize this may sound short sighted but should not sacrifice the best chance we have to cripple our greatest enemy based on the fear that later we may have to deal the same with our ally.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I disagree on one point. They are already controlling mainstream content. Read my previous post for my concerns. They are scary because not only have they infected millions of AOL Kids?, but also are beginning to squeeze their way into the consciousness of others. They are 100X more scary to me than MS.
We must hit each in turn. To allow MS to get off in the hopes that it will not strengthen AOL is to place ourselves at the devices of both, it is better to fight one fight at a time.
If I recall that was even a rule of Fight Club, number 4 perhaps?
Gandalf points out that the winner would emerge stronger than ever...