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October 13, 1999: Priceline Lawsuit on Microsoft, Expedia

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1999– Priceline filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and its Expedia travel service. The suit outlined how they violated U.S. patent number 5,794,207, “Method and Apparatus for a Cryptographically Assisted Network System Designed to Facilitate Buyer-Driven Conditional Purchase Offers.” The two sites come to terms in 2001, in where Microsoft pays a fine.

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  • Microsoft tries to acquire Intuit
  • ATI & NVidia antitrust is closed
  • NBCOlympics.com stats
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May 20, 2013: Tumblr Acquired

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2013 – In a $1.1 billion deal, Yahoo acquired the blogging site Tumblr. This caused many concerns for those using the service – especially those who curate blogs with pornographic content. However, Yahoo insisted they will be running Tumblr as a separate company and will not interrupt any account unless it breaks laws (such as child pornography).

Yahoo did de-list a lot of those blogs in their search a couple months later to give others a clean-search experience.

In 2017, Verizon bought Yahoo, and all remaining assets thereof. Tumblr is an “Oath Subsidiary”, meaning it works independent to Verizon. In March, 2019, Tumblr removed any adult content, trying to boost their SEO, and advertising options.

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  • AppleLink is created
  • Microsoft and Intuit discontinue their merger due to Antitrust issues
  • Intel makes the Pentium processor available
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October 13, 1999: Priceline Lawsuit on Microsoft, Expedia

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Priceline Lawsuit to Microsoft

1999– Priceline filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and its Expedia travel service. The suit outlined how they violated U.S. patent number 5,794,207, “Method and Apparatus for a Cryptographically Assisted Network System Designed to Facilitate Buyer-Driven Conditional Purchase Offers.” The two sites come to terms in 2001, in where Microsoft pays a fine.

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  • Microsoft tries to acquire Intuit
  • ATI & NVidia antitrust is closed
  • NBCOlympics.com stats
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May 20, 2013: Yahoo Acquired Tumblr

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2013 – In a $1.1 billion deal, Yahoo acquired the blogging site Tumblr. This caused many concerns for those using the service – especially those who curate blogs with pornographic content. However, Yahoo insisted they will be running Tumblr as a separate company and will not interrupt any account unless it breaks laws (such as child pornography).

Yahoo did de-list a lot of those blogs in their search a couple months later to give others a clean-search experience.

Full Day in Tech History podcast show notes for May 20

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  • AppleLink is created
  • Microsoft and Intuit discontinue their merger due to Antitrust issues
  • Intel makes the Pentium processor available
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May 20, 2009: Craigslist vs. South Carolina

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2009 – Craigslist was under fire for their erotic services. Reports of prostitution and other illegal activities were being conducted in the category. Craigslist revamped their site to remove the erotic services and add an “Adult” section – with more moderation. However, South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster was given an injunction for threatening executives of Craigslist with criminal prosecution for aiding prostitution in the state.

Full Day in Tech History podcast show notes for May 20

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  • AppleLink is created
  • Microsoft and Intuit discontinue their merger due to Antitrust issues
  • Intel makes the Pentium processor available