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

[Hans Reiser]

John Poltorak wrote:

>On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 03:28:42PM +0300, Hans Reiser wrote:
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>>John Poltorak wrote:
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>>>On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 08:58:15AM -0500, Joe Moore wrote:
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>>>>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.
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>>>>--Joe
>>>>-- 
>>>>When you find yourself on the cutting edge of technology, remember:
>>>>  The trailing edge is sharper than the leading edge.
>>>>
>>>
>>IIRC, the settlement was for $130 million.
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>Is there a URL for this anywhere?
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>It doesn't sound much at all bearing in mind what Microsoft did to DR-DOS. 
>They basically sabotaged their software and took their market away. It was 
>the most callous and cowardly act that Microsoft have ever committed and 
>amounted cyber-vandalism IMV.
>
>I don't think the general public ever got much of an inkling into what 
>actually happened when they put code into Windows to prevent its operation 
>with a rival's software.
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>>Hans
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I no longer remember where I learned it from, except that it was the press.

It was a good profit for the lawyer, and this does not disparage the 
lawyer.  The anti-trust laws are not effectively enforced, so he should 
be commended for taking a tremendous risk few lawyers would take, and 
getting some bucks out of it.

Hans