It was doubtful that AOL ever really wanted to replace IE with Netscape in any case... after five versions using IE this change would have cost them big. The dabbled - the new (and I believe universally reviled) Compuserve client was an attempt, but they were never serious.
For MS's part they maintain browser numbers and, if I remember correctly, AOL will begin using Windows Media as well (presumably dumping RealNetworks). Another large part of this is that both companies have agreed to work together on Instant Messaging (finally!) I'm honestly not sure why MS bothers with MSN as an ISP at all. I can definitely see it as an umbrella for MS website properties (many of which are simply best of class) but as an ISP? Dump it, let the customers go to AOL and get MS software from them. Jim Davis > -----Original Message----- > From: cantrl. a [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 6:31 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: AOL dumps Netscape? > > This is old news - Microsoft settled with AOL a couple months ago for $750 > Million. Part of the plan was to continue using IE. > > Both companies made out. The execs at AOL don't care which browser they > use, mozilla/gecko was just a convenient piece of leverage they could use > to make more money. > > Adam. > > > > >http://amr.blogspot.com/2003_07_01_amr_archive.html > > > > > > > >Dan Phillips > >www.CFXHosting.com > >1-866-239-4678 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
