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From: sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric Fagan)
Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Santa Cruz Operation settles Lotus lawsuit
Message-ID: <1991Jun19.041754.6367@kithrup.COM>
Date: 19 Jun 91 04:17:54 GMT
Sender: sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric Fagan)
Organization: Kithrup Enterprises, Ltd.
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"In another victory in its controversial copyright battle with software
rivals, Lotus Development Corp. said Monday it reached an out-of-court
settlement with Santa Cruz Corporation, Inc. [sic], which Lotus accused of
illegally copying its 1-2-3 spreadsheet.

"As part of the accord, Santa Cruz Operation [sic] will pull its SCO
Professional spreadsheet from the market.  The company, based in Santa Cruz,
also agreed to recommend that its customers switch to 1-2-3 and to help
Lotus market 1-2-3 to Professional users."

Quoted from the San Jose Mercury News, which got it from The Boston Globe.
There's a lot more; I do recommend that people read the article.

I also recommend that, if you are of a mind, and either are or might
potentially be a customer, that you let SCO know what you think of their
action.  (Which, unfortunately, are understandable, all things considering.)

-- 
Sean Eric Fagan  | "I made the universe, but please don't blame me for it;
sef@kithrup.COM  |  I had a bellyache at the time."
-----------------+           -- The Turtle (Stephen King, _It_)
Any opinions expressed are my own, and generally unpopular with others.