Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on May 09, 2002 09:09 AM
Microsoft did a deal with SpyGlass Systems in which SpyGlass's version of NCSA Mosaic (BSD style licence) became Internet Exploder. The deal included royalties AS A PERCENTAGE OF SALES. Almost immediately after releaseing IE, Microsoft made it FREE OF CHARGE. SpyGlass's royalties, in consequence, were pitiful. SpyGlass eventually sued, and after a long drawn-out battle won something like $4M (IIRC they didn't even get costs on top).
Now, if they'd got even $5 for each copy of IE shipped, how much do you think they'd have in their coffers by now?
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Microsoft raped SpyGlass Systems
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on May 09, 2002 09:09 AMNow, if they'd got even $5 for each copy of IE shipped, how much do you think they'd have in their coffers by now?
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