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From: ramsdell@linus.mitre.org (John D. Ramsdell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Boycott 68040 upgrades that include Lotus Improv
Message-ID: <123553@linus.mitre.org>
Date: 17 Oct 90 11:56:06 GMT
Reply-To: ramsdell@mitre.org
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford MA
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Lotus is trying to make it illegal to write software even partially
compatible in its behavior with existing software.  If you write a
program that does a simular job, they will sue you.  This is not a
negligible threat; Lotus has already won such a lawsuit.

In response to this threat, it is in our best interest to boycott
Lotus, or those organizations that support Lotus.  In this case, I
urge you to refuse to buy a 68040 upgrade board (N7003) for you 68030
based cube until NeXT unbundles Lotus Improv.  Take a stand for
compatible interfaces!

John D. Ramsdell

P.S.  To the best of my knowledge, The MITRE Corporation does not have
a policy on interface copyright, so the opinions expressed within do
not represent the official policy of the company.