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From: chasm@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Charles Marslett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Xerox sues Apple!!!
Summary: Already licensed Sun and HP
Message-ID: <10689@attctc.Dallas.TX.US>
Date: 21 Dec 89 06:12:45 GMT
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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

Actually, one comment I read was to the effect that the reason for the Xerox
suit against Apple was that Xerox had started licensing the interface and
intended to "take control" of it, similar to the way they have structured
the ethernet business.  They have already licensed Sun and HP (and I believe
NeXT, though I'm not sure about this one).

Charles