[Am-info] AOL/RH merger (denied) now makes some sense

[John Poltorak]

On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 08:58:15AM -0500, Joe Moore wrote:
> Although AOL has denied rumors that they are in acquisition talks with RedHat,
> the recent AOL/Netscape vs Microsoft lawsuit puts this merger in a new light
> to me.
> 
> AOL has purchased one company which has a viable antitrust lawsuit against
> Microsoft.
> 
> Would it be that far-fetched to see them buy another?  Of course, it would
> make more sense for them to buy one like Caldera, who also owns the rights
> to DR-DOS and would have an anticompetitive suit for that, too, but by
> tripling any damages, this could be an extremely good investment for AOL.
> 
> Am I missing something here?

Microsoft have already settled with Caldera - out of court, of course, so 
we don't know how much it cost them, or what gagging order they were able 
to put on Calders as part of the settlement.

 
> --Joe
> -- 
> When you find yourself on the cutting edge of technology, remember:
>    The trailing edge is sharper than the leading edge.


-- 
John