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From: mnemonic@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Mike Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: the fox guarding the chicken coop?
Summary: Kapor not involved with Lotus or lawsuit
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Date: 22 Aug 90 18:26:07 GMT
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In article <LWYSE.90Aug22122657@retina.bu.edu> lwyse@retina.bu.edu (Wyse) writes:
>
>Wait a second. This all sounds well and good, but isn't Lotus corporation
>the company that just one the "look and feel" lawsuit RESTRICTING others
>from developing software using a defacto standard look and feel?
>
>Kind of makes you say "Hmmmmmm"...

And if Apple wins a controversial lawsuit this year will you criticize
Steve Jobs?

Although the founder of Lotus Development, Kapor left the management
of that company some years ago. He has since founded On Technology.
Kapor has publicly criticized Lotus for its decisions to sue
Paperback Software and Borland.

It helps, when one makes accusations, to be at least moderately up
to date on the subject matter of the accusation.



--Mike



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