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From: olle@greybox.OZ (John Olle)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Xerox sues Apple!
Keywords: lawsuit over original WIMP ui... at last
Message-ID: <1161@greybox.OZ>
Date: 21 Dec 89 09:46:54 GMT
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Reply-To: olle@greybox.oz (John Olle)
Organization: Dept. Computing, Bendigo CAE, Australia
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>Yesterday, Xerox Corp. filed a federal lawsuit against Apple Computer ...

Could it not be in Apple's interest to be successfully sued?  They may
benefit more from the precedent created than they stand to lose by the
law suit.  If this was the case, what would be the legal implications of
deliberately failing to defend yourself properly to gain advantage?

In no way do I imply that I think Apple will do this.  I am just
intrigued by the hypothetical possibilities.

John Olle
Don't take life seriously.  That's what chess is for.