[thelist] AOL wants to buy RH Linux??
.jeff
jeff at members.evolt.org
Sun Jan 20 15:59:40 CST 2002
dave,
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> From: Denis, David
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> I'm sure that you know Netscape, a division of AOL,
> produces the most standards compliant browser available.
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yes, i know they own netscape. whether or not it's the most standards
compliant browser is a completely different story. netscape is an odd beast
though as it was well in production before aol purchased it. try taking a
product they built from the ground up themselves and see how standards
compliant it is. one *good* example is how they choose to ignore email
protocols with their built-in email client.
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> > another thing is that aol is a media company --
> > microsoft is not.
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> Sure it is, just look at MSNBC, MSN, and WebTV.
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ok, let me rephrase. "another thing is that aol is a media company first --
microsoft is not. sure microsoft tries to be a media company as well, but
that's not their top priority."
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> And they'd love to purchase a major cable provider as
> well.
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oh yeah? says who?
.jeff
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