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From: peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re: Apple Lawsuit (was BOYCOTT APPLE, etc.)
Message-ID: <1869@sugar.UUCP>
Date: 21 Apr 88 04:45:10 GMT
References: <292@unicom.UUCP> <663@csm9a.UUCP> <4283@dandelion.CI.COM> <10500@steinmetz.ge.com>
Organization: Sugar Land UNIX - Houston, TX
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Keywords: Microsoft, HP New Wave, Xerox, Lawsuit
Summary: Let's get our invalid analogies right, shall we?

> Saying that Xerox invented the Mac
> interface is somewhat akin to saying that Henry Ford invented the
> Mustang.

More like saying Ferrari invented the Datsun 240Z. Like the Datsun (AKA Nissan)
Z series is a poor-mans Ferrari GTB lookalike, the Mac is a poor-mans Xerox
Star lookalike. It's not identical, it's cheaper, it's possibly more reliable,
but anyone saying it's got the power and handling of the original hasn't
used the real thing or has a proprietary interest.
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