RE: [SLUG] Another Microsoft settlement

From: Steven Buehler (sbuehle1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Fri May 30 2003 - 07:31:10 EDT


> Microsoft is apparently trying to bury the hatchet with AOL,
> to the tune of $750M. One part of the settlement is that MS
> is supposedly going to "bless" Netscape on its Windows
> platform. I can't quite figure out why MS is settling this
> suit and capitulating. They must have some angle, but I don't
> know what it is.

Because for them it would be cheaper to settle than to pay their high-priced
lawyers to go through a protracted jury trial.

SWB



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