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From: omh@cs.brown.edu (Owen M. Hartnett)
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Subject: Re: Apple response to Xerox suit
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Date: 20 Dec 89 02:14:37 GMT
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In article <13362@fluke.COM> moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Judge Moriarty Wapner) writes:
>In article <37311@apple.Apple.COM> aaker@apple.com (Mark Aaker) writes:
>>Apple Claims Xerox Suit Is Unfounded
>
>What a surprise! :-)
>
>Now what I *really* would have enjoyed is something in the Perry Mason vein,
>i.e. Apple legal counsel getting up in front of the courtroom and saying:
>
>    "Regarding the allegations that have been brought against us, we admit
>     that an Apple representative was soley responsible for this area, and
>     is guilty as charged..."
>
>        [Gasps in the courtoom]
>
>    "...and his name is Steve Jobs."
>
>    [Pandemonium reigns]

Actually, I think Perry would have something like this:

Apple: Alright, I did it. I DID IT.  Xerox pulled a knife, he was coming
at me, so I took out my gun.  I didn't mean to shoot him, but, but...

Perry: So you grabbed the source code and ran!  Is that right??

Apple: (In tears)  Yes, yes.  There was no point in just leaving it there.
I mean, somebody had to use it, right?

[Later, in Perry's office, after Apple is led away by the bailiff]

Paul Drake:  Well, what tipped you off, that it was Apple that did it?

Perry:  Well, it was apparent right away.  Didn't you notice that Apple
used a Xerox copier??

[Shot of Corpus Jerus Secondum volumes with Perry's theme.]

Next week: Case of the Stolen Xerox Employees.

Owen Hartnett				omh@cs.brown.edu.CSNET
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