“When Microsoft first announced its Hotel Price Matcher copycat service, we were, quite frankly, stunned by its blatant disregard for our prior relationship and our property rights.”
Priceline CEO Richard Braddock, explaining that his company was surprised by erstwhile partner Microsoft’s behavior in launching a competing hotel-room bidding service, News.com, 14 October 1999
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