[Random-bits] Steven Vonder Haar: AOL Still Not Taking Messages?

[James Love]

David Cassel send me this:

http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2429074,00.html
Steven Vonder Haar,
AOL Still Not Taking Messages?
January 28, 2000


"The implication is that AOL - in the case of instant
messaging - is a benevolent monopolist: It only blocks
companies it perceives to be a strategic threat, said Bill
Kirkner, chief technical officer at Prodigy. He did not
expect AOL's inaction in the case of NovaWiz to signal
a new era of open instant messaging standards.  "I don't
see the evil empire changing policy on this anytime
soon," Kirkner said.


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