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

[Joe Moore]

On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 04:12:25PM -0500, Paul Rickard wrote:
> ========== On 2002.01.23 08:58 AM, Joe Moore typed: ============
> 
> >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?
> 
>    Caldera already won that lawsuit - or settled it for a rather fat 
> undisclosed sum, anyway; it can't be won again.

Depending on exactly what was settled.  I can't imagine that a creative
lawyer couldn't figure out some other anticompetitive behavior that wasn't
covered under the settlement.

Perhaps the OEM restrictions on alternative boot loaders?  Both Caldera Linux
and DR-DOS would have had those.

--Joe
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