On Fri, 27 Apr 2001 dopp at acm.cs.umn.edu wrote: > >From the article: > > "Bozich said several hundred ISPs which resell Qwest's DSL service to their > customers won't be affected by the Microsoft deal." > > So, in the case of ISPs like Real-Time, VISI, Sound, etc, they don't > actually resell the DSL line, just the access. Will those of us who pay > Qwest for our physical DSL line and a non-Qwest ISP for our access be > screwed by this? I don't know that anyone will actually get screwed, but I'm having a hard time seeing how things will get any better because of this. > Will they put Microsoft in direct control of the cloud, or just > dealing out the IP addresses? Uffda. I would think that Mr. Boies and the other boys (and girls) at the DoJ would have a little interest in this. Wouldn't that be ironic if it played a part in breakup legislation / negotiations? Phil M -- "To misattribute a quote is unforgivable." --Anonymous