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From: jellinghaus-robert@CS.YALE.EDU (Rob Jellinghaus)
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Subject: Re: Apple Challenges HP New Wave, MS-Windows, Potentially OS/2 PM
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Date: 27 Mar 88 00:00:41 GMT
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In article <332@ardent.UUCP> rap@ardent.UUCP (Rob Peck) writes:
>This may be just the beginning.  Users gonna lose a lot because of stifling
>of creativity, I think - unless maybe it forces the next-generation of
>user-interface upon us, just to get around a legal roadblock.  Interesting.

When I first heard about the Apple suit, I almost got riled about it.
But upon reflection, I don't think it will make all that much difference
to the computing industry in five or ten years.  Nobody will be using
the Mac interface in ten years.  What *will* they be using?  I think it's
possible that suits like this one will help/force companies to create the next
generation of user interfaces.  You know, the ones that will be to the Mac
interface what the Mac interface was to previous (non-window, non-graphic)
interfaces....  I can't wait!

>Rob Peck                               ...ihnp4!hplabs!ardent!rap
>
>(everyone saw it coming... this wasn't REALLY a surprize, was it?)
 No, it had to happen sooner or later... it'll be interesting no matter
 who wins.

Rob Jellinghaus                | "In my heart... I know I'm funny."
jellinghaus@yale.edu           |
ROBERTJ@{yalecs,yalevm}.BITNET |       -- Lieutenant (?) Hawke in
!..!ihnp4!hsi!yale!jellinghaus |            _Good Morning Vietnam_