Discussions between AOL Time Warner and Microsoft over whether AOL's online service software would be bundled with Windows XP collapsed on Saturday.
Users of AOL client and e-mail services and Windows XP are caught in the middle of a compatibility conflict between the two applications and their creators.
The AOL Time Warner division jumps on rival Microsoft's XP publicity bandwagon with the release of an upgrade to its Navigator browser, version 6.2.
Windows XP carries monumental significance for the high-technology industry and the Internet. ZDNet Australia provides up-to-date news and analysis on the eve of the product's launch.
AOL Time Warner may miss the chance to bundle its online service software with Windows XP, according to sources close to negotiations between the media giant and Microsoft.
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Microsoft handed out details about its upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 1 this week. The free download will apparently show the first signs of the company's antitrust settlement with the Justice Department.
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Microsoft's Windows XP has received a fair amount of hype in the lead up to its release-Matt Lake and Josh Mehlman assess its usefulness for businesses.
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