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Re:EA will be releasing the C&C Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert ... by josefx on Thursday May 21, 2020 @06:05AM (#23256633)
> it was shocking that they gave it for free

It certainly shocked the developers of its engine. They licensed it to Microsoft for a share of the profit and ended up suing Microsoft over that stunt.

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Re:EA will be releasing the C&C Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert ... by xtracto on Thursday May 21, 2020 @03:56PM (#23264179)
That's very interesting! Do you happen to have any reference where I can read more about it? (a search on internet explorer profit licensed lawsuit didn't show anything relevant).
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Re:EA will be releasing the C&C Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert ... by josefx on Thursday May 21, 2020 @04:42PM (#23264921)
They may not have actually sued, just threatened Microsoft with an audit.[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyglass,_Inc.#Browser_wars

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