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From: dave@micropen (David F. Carlson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Xerox sues Apple!!!
Summary: poor Apple
Message-ID: <956@micropen>
Date: 20 Dec 89 15:18:08 GMT
References: <6767@tank.uchicago.edu>
Organization: Micropen Direct Writing Systems, Pittsford, NY
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In article <6767@tank.uchicago.edu>, gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes:
> 
> OK, if Xerox were to win, wouldn't they also claim copyright over Windows,
> NeXT Step, etc.?  I mean, these may be different from Apple's interface, but
> all seem to be similar to STAR (and to Macintosh).
> 
> Robert
> 

Except Apple WON'T license an idea that isn't theirs,
whereas Xerox WILL license an idea that is clearly theirs.


To Apple:  What goes around, comes around.

-- 
David F. Carlson, Micropen, Inc.
micropen!dave@ee.rochester.edu

"The faster I go, the behinder I get." --Lewis Carroll