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To: Win Smith who wrote (24080)	6/16/2001 5:52:13 PM
From: Harvey Allen	Read Replies (1) of 24154

Microsoft-AOL Time Warner Talks Break Down, End Alliance By James Rowley Washington, June 16 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. and AOL Time Warner Inc. said America Online's software will not be bundled into the software giant's next version of the Windows operating systems after talks failed to produce a new distribution agreement. The companies said the talks were ended during a phone call earlier today between Microsoft Vice President Jim Allchin and Raymond Oglethorpe, president of America Online, the world's largest on-line Internet service. The two sides had been in discussions for six weeks over renewing a longstanding agreement under which the AOL software that gives computers ready access to the online service would be bundled into Windows XP, due to be sold commercially next October. A key issue during the talks was the deployment of differing formats to play digital music available on Internet sites. AOL uses Real Networks Inc.'s Real Player and Microsoft wanted access to AOL content for users of its Media Player. The talks broke down over ``Microsoft's insistence on gaining control of music on the Internet in a way that is similar to their control of operating systems on the desktop computer and we couldn't go along with that,'' said AOL spokesman John Buckley. The talks foundered after ``virtually every issue in discussion between AOL and Microsoft had been successfully worked through,'' Buckley said. Microsoft spokesman Vivek Varma said ``we are disappointed the talks are broken down.'' The company was ``hoping for a broad agreement. It looks as though both parties couldn't find enough value in the deal to get an agreement.'' Now that the talks have ended, Microsoft will not place AOL software into Windows, Varma said. Computer makers still retain the option of offering the AOL software to their customers. quote.bloomberg.com

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