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From: ritzenth@bgsuvax.UUCP (Phil Ritzenthaler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re: Apple Lawsuit (was BOYCOTT APPLE, etc.)
Message-ID: <1872@bgsuvax.UUCP>
Date: 11 Apr 88 14:02:55 GMT
References: <292@unicom.UUCP> <663@csm9a.UUCP> <4283@dandelion.CI.COM> <10322@steinmetz.ge.com>
Organization: The Land Beneath the Forest Moon of Endor
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Keywords: Microsoft, HP New Wave, Xerox, Lawsuit

In article <10322@steinmetz.ge.com>, vita@macbeth.steinmetz (Mark F. Vita) writes:
> 
> Yes, I agree that standards are a good thing.  However, a company
> which INVENTS a standard should have some control over its usage.
> 
> But if companies want to use the Apple standard, then they should
> license it from Apple.

Ah, but did Apple license is from Xerox??  Did Xerox abandon their invention
of the interface that the Mac uses??

Nobody seems to know, but if the answer is NO, the I think Xerox should
harass Apple with a lawsuit of their own.  They're just as big and it will make
lawyers happy for years!

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