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Re:10 Weird HTML Hacks That Shaped the Internet by couchand on Friday December 01, 2023 @07:21AM (#38485915)
Sounds like they avoided paying licensing fees by not paying licensing fees and then acting surprised when called on it.

https://archive.ph/20120919002551/http://www.windowsitpro.co...

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Re:10 Weird HTML Hacks That Shaped the Internet by dale_glass on Friday December 01, 2023 @08:15AM (#38486299)
Wasn't it that the Spyglass deal was MS paying a percentage of revenue, and MS releasing IE for free, so that Spyglass got to keep a percentage of $0?
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Re:10 Weird HTML Hacks That Shaped the Internet by Pixie_Dust on Friday December 01, 2023 @01:38PM (#38490476)
> Feels like when Microsoft licensed Mosaic from Spyglass to become Internet Explorer, and a chunk of the compensation was tied to a fraction of revenue from Internet Explorer. Of course Microsoft gave IE away as part of Windows so IE never had any revenue associated directly with it. Eventually MS did settle a lawsuit brought by Spyglass for $8 million to make the issue go away

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27999293

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