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From: neil@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Forsyth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Apple wins against Microsoft Windows/HP New Wave
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Date: 13 Mar 91 09:34:02 GMT
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In article <2850@atari.UUCP> apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) writes:
>...  I don't know if Apple actually sued DRI,
>but I don't think so.  The story as I know it is that they just made
>threatening noises, and DRI knuckled under.  DRI agreed to modify GEM to be
>less Mac-like (e.g. no overlapping windows), and that got Apple off their
>back.  Atari's license pre-dated that agreement, I think.

The way I heard it was that half the board of directors of Apple were also on
the DRI board. So to avoid shooting themselves in the foot they just settled
it all out of court. It's odd though that the new TT desktop is getting *VERY*
Mac like in most respects, even XCONTROL works like the Macs accessories.
The most notable exception is the drop down menus.

>I'm just blabbering; I don't really know anything.

Yeah. Me too but isn't it fun to talk when the only flames are the ones on the
fire we're all sitting around. Hey pass me the bottle ...

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>Opinions expressed above do not necessarily	-- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp.
>reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else.	  ...ames!atari!apratt

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