How did Microsoft respond to Compaq removing the Internet Explorer icon from the desktop?
Well, when they found out about it, they sent a letter to us telling us that, you know, they would terminate our agreement for doing so. Q: Did you have any understanding as to the basis for them threatening to or suggesting they would terminate the license agreement? A: … I believe that the reason for Microsoft wanting that was because the icon represents the ease of use for the customer, and so therefore with the icon of the Internet Explorer visible and available to the consumer, they would naturally migrate to that particular product versus any other product that would be in a file folder. …. Q: After Compaq received the letter from Microsoft threatening to terminate the license agreement, what did Compaq do? A:We went back and reworked the code so that we put the icon back on.” (Stephen Decker 10/17/97 Dep. Tr. 17-21.) • Eric Browning of Micron Electronics said: “Having determined that removing the Internet Explorer icon and code from Windows 95 would be desirable in order to
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