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From: ian@mva.cs.liv.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Xerox sues Apple!!!
Message-ID: <4853.258ce436@mva.cs.liv.ac.uk>
Date: 18 Dec 89 13:20:54 GMT
References: <6767@tank.uchicago.edu>
Organization: Computer Science CSMVAX, Liverpool University
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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
>
Hopefully, it will mean the end of these `look and feel' lawsuits.  After all,
everyone's been doing it to everyone else, it's about time Xerox got in on the
act.

By the way, Apple could easily win this by slapping an injunction on Xerox to
stop them using the `look and feel' of Apple lawyers :-)

Ian