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From: brianw@microsoft.UUCP (Brian Willoughby)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Apple gets favorable ruling
Summary: Counterpoint
Keywords: Apple, Microsoft, lawsuits, HP
Message-ID: <1191@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 31 Mar 89 04:12:28 GMT
References: <6271@bsu-cs.UUCP> <1068@Portia.Stanford.EDU> <37812@think.UUCP> <564@apexepa.UUCP>
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Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA
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In article <564@apexepa.UUCP>, peter@apexepa.UUCP (Peter Palij) writes:
> I think 25-Mar-89 _The Economist_ put it best:
  [deleted]
> and innovation. Imagine what might have happened had an early carmaker
> managed to patent the steering wheel, accelerator and brake pedals.
  [etc.]
> 
> [What's more basic "look and feel" than the above mentioned components
> of an automobile?]
Good example, but of what I don't know...

Imagine how AT&T would feel if someone who had a license for a UNIX-like
product came out with a "new and improved" version that was not necessarily
covered by the original agreement. I don't think anyone would think twice if
AT&T sued that company for taking too much for granted. > Imagine what might
have happened had an early Operating System owner managed to patent an OS as
popular and powerful as UNIX < ...
  Gee, somebody did! and now you had better not touch it without paying!

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> Peter Palij                                               uunet!apexepa!peter
> Apex Software Corporation   peter@apexepa.uucp          Phone: (412) 681-4343



Brian Willoughby                        microsoft!brianw@uunet.UU.NET
                or                      uw-beaver!microsoft!brianw
                or just                 microsoft!brianw

#include <disclaimer>  // I would like to mention that I do not work on any
                       // Windows products at MicroSoft, and my above thoughts
                       // are CERTAINLY NOT THOSE OF MICROSOFT! ha!