[ Thanks to steve
for this link. ]
“As products from many firms become accessible via the Web, the
giant’s virtual monopoly may erode.”
“Four years ago America Online had to plead with Microsoft for a
spot on computerdom’s most valuable real estate, the desktop screen
of the Windows software that ships with virtually every personal
computer. In a role reversal of sorts, Microsoft today is battling
to give users of its new instant messaging software access to AOL’s
huge community of users.”
“As applications move increasingly from the world of personal
computers–where Microsoft sets the standards and writes the
rules–to the World Wide Web, the company faces what may become the
fight of its life.”