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From: kck@wdl1.UUCP (Karl C. Kelley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MacWorld Expo Report: Gassee's address
Message-ID: <4210013@wdl1.UUCP>
Date: 20 Jan 88 01:20:16 GMT
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The example stated above by Lu relative to "if RCA had not liscensed its 
technology, where would TV be today" seemed to me to be an example of the
danger being expressed in Gassee's argument.  RCA liscensed all the technology,
all their competitors improved upon it, and now RCA is more or less shut out of
the business of providing TVs to the living rooms of America.  
It seemed to me that Lu 's remarks were prepared before he heard what Gassee
had to say, and then when he (Lu) spoke, he did not offer any refutation of
the Apple position.  All he was really saying is that it is in the industry's
interest for the technology to be shared, because it would improve the rate
of progress in developing things that we otherwise will have to wait for 
Apple to have the time/money/people to develop.  I agree that it would be a
shot in the arm for all the third party developers, but then there is that
nagging long term shot in the head....it doesn't have to come from overseas.