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From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Revenge of the Apple Lawyers
Message-ID: <6154@dartvax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 7-May-87 23:02:46 EDT
Article-I.D.: dartvax.6154
Posted: Thu May  7 23:02:46 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 10-May-87 01:14:45 EDT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
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I heard the best rumour today.

According to some magazines, Microsoft paid Apple some under-the-table money
in order to use the Macintosh "look-and-feel" in it's Microsoft Windows
product.  (No, that's not the rumour.)

Well, if you're up on the IBM world, IBM has announced it's new machines and
it's new operating system, OS/2, for it's new machines.  Microsoft will build
it and will also market a version for other AT-class PCs.  One of the better
parts of OS/2 is "The Presentation Manager" which gives you an almost
Macintosh-like environment.  From the articles I've seen (and the pictures in
the papers) it is based heavily on Microsoft Windows.

Enter Apple's Lawyers.  Microsoft paid cash to use the Macintosh "look-and-feel"
in Windows, but not in any other products, according to the rumour source.
Therefore, Apple plans to sue somebody (IBM?  Microsoft?  Both?) for this
blatant theft of their intellectual property.

This I gotta see.  Does it go to court?  Does it get settled out of court?
Does Apple emerge victorious?  Does Apple get tromped on?  Anyone have any
further information?  This looks like it could be a good trial!  I wonder if
the networks will carry it live.  It'll probably be better than the Iranscam
hearings.  Get your popcorn ready!
--
"He knows that something somewhere        Peter Merchant (merchant@dartvax.UUCP)
 has to break."