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From: benoni@ssc-vax.UUCP (Charles L Ditzel)
Newsgroups: misc.legal,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.apple,comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.hp,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Apple Challenges HP New Wave, MS-Windows, Potentially OS/2 PM
Message-ID: <1804@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: 27 Mar 88 07:19:33 GMT
References: <5480@well.UUCP> <5492@well.UUCP> <535@nunki.usc.edu> <1302@uop.edu>
Organization: Boeing Aerospace Corp., Seattle WA
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In article <1302@uop.edu>, miket@uop.edu (Mike Thompson) writes:
# I hate to think that Apple could start the equivalent of China's 
# Cultural revolution in this countries computer community.  It would also
# be a strange position for the rest of us relying on IBM's big stick
# (big $$$$$$$) to defend creativity and enhance competition in the    
# computer industry.

You know a company has seen its peak when it depends on lawsuits and
not creativity to maintain its perceived edge.  I think Apple will
have a difficult time winning this one...the situation is reminescent 
of the recent lawsuit that DEC lost when they claimed that the SVID
was proprietary.

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Naturally my opinions are my own and not those of my employer.