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From: topgun@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Chandra Bajpai)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Xerox suit against Apple update
Message-ID: <1990Mar24.192730.20445@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu>
Date: 24 Mar 90 19:27:30 GMT
References: <10149@wpi.wpi.edu>
Organization: Brandeis University Computer Science Dept
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In article <10149@wpi.wpi.edu> macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Christopher Silverberg) writes:
>Well, as i'm sure some of you may have heard, a judge threw out all but
>one charge against Apple Computer brought on by Xerox. And even if Xerox
>wins the remaining charge, it will not result in any Apple financial loss.
>This is being called a victory for Apple.
>
>Although on the other hand, this weakens their case against Microsoft and
>whoever else they are suing, so all is good... Apple shouldn't win those
>cases anyway.
>

What charges did the judge throw out? and how does this last charge affect
Apple?  I personally think Apple is guilty from stealing Xerox's technology.
I also think Apple is wrong suing HP/Microsoft for something they don't own.

Other opinions?

-Chandra Bajpai
 topgun@brandeis.cs.edu