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From: jmann@angmar.sw.stratus.com (Jim Mann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Boycott 68040 upgrades that include Lotus Improv
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Date: 22 Oct 90 12:53:48 GMT
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In article <tim.656458445@ggumby>, tim@ggumby.cs.caltech.edu (Timothy L.
Kay) writes:
|>a577@mindlink.UUCP (Curt Sampson) writes:
|>
|>>I've always thought that that would be a good way to "get back" at companies
|>>like Lotus and Apple.  Just create a decent version of their product
and put it
|>>into the public domain.  Don't put your name on it, and they won't
have anyone
|>>to sue.  That would certainly be a frustrating experience for a company like
|>>that.
|>
|>Just take a copy of Improv and post it to the net.  Don't
|>put your name on it, and they won't have anyone to sue.  That would
|>certainly be a frustrating experience for a company like that.
  
I wouldn't be surprised, however, if they were able to sue the maintainer
of the site from which the post happened.  Besides, despite the paranoia
of some companies out there, most businesses won't use a bootleg copy
of something, so posting a copy won't cut much into Lotus sales.          

Jim Mann
Stratus Computer
jmann@es.stratus.com