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Newsgroups: alt.games.doom
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From: "John Van Essen" <vanes002@maroon.tc.umn.edu>
Subject: Re: Oh have you heard? (id confirms this is bogus)
Message-ID: <86427.vanes002@maroon.tc.umn.edu>
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Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 02:17:09 GMT
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On Wed, 27 Jul 1994 07:35:51 GMT,
mwilliam@utkvx.utk.edu <mwilliam@utkvx.utk.edu> wrote:
>
> On Monday id settled in the suit filed against them by Apple Computer.
>It seems that when it became clear that Doom was a success, Apple claimed
>patent infringement on the grounds that the exploding barrel sequence was based
>on their "bulging trash can" icon. id paid Apple an undisclosed amount, and
>agreed not to put exploding barrels in Doom II.
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------
>| Myles Williams | "When you see me again, it won't be me." |
>----------------------------------------------------------------
If I had a killfile, you'd be in it! :) I'll never believe anything
you say, ever again!
I say that only after having e-mailed the CEO at id asking about this
and finding out that I (along with a bunch of others, apparently),
were snookered by your very plausible little troll, there.
Jay said:
"That one is almost better than God suing us for infringing on his
exclusive right to reality! :)"
"It's bullshit!"
So there you have it. Myles has had his fun. Lets all roll our
eyes and drop this thread <sheepish grin>.