Regarding thursday's news on the Microsoft-AOL settlement, here's an interesting article from the Washington Post with more background and opinion on the deal.

I wonder: could it be that Microsoft will attempt to buy AOL? Of course, most in the industry would oppose it, but at the moment both the FCC and the Justice Department would most likely be unconcerned (the European Antitrust Commission would be another matter). Steve Case is all but gone, and those in charge of AOL-Time Warner have been itching to "undo" the merger. Mmmm...