AOL risks losing out on Windows XP
ZDNet | at | by Mike
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. Because there are still technical issues to be worked out to ensure the AOL software is compatible with Windows XP, the two companies must resolve their differences soon, said sources close to the negotiations. Resolving the technical problems would be contingent on reaching a broader business agreement, the sources said. Microsoft and AOL Time Warner are engaged in talks to renew a five-year bundling arrangement that expired in January. That agreement made Microsoft's Internet Explorer the default browser for the AOL service while guaranteeing the online software prominent placement on the Windows desktop.