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- From: steinarb@idt.unit.no (Steinar Bang)
- Subject: Re: Dylan supported by GNU in future ?
- In-Reply-To: tzs@carson.u.washington.edu's message of Thu, 17 Dec 1992 01:26:58 GMT
- Message-ID: <STEINARB.92Dec17135507@topas.idt.unit.no>
- Sender: news@ugle.unit.no (NetNews Administrator)
- Organization: Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- References: <1992Dec15.183835.20173@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> <F7LVVB14w165w@mantis.co.uk>
- <1gnu87INNguv@uwm.edu> <1992Dec17.012658.11627@u.washington.edu>
- Date: 17 Dec 92 13:55:07
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- >>>>> In article <1992Dec17.012658.11627@u.washington.edu>, tzs@carson.u.washington.edu (Tim Smith) writes:
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- > anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber) writes:
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- >> it does not have much resources and would probably lose. Suits are
- >> in Apple's best interest as it has much resources and often wins.
- >> Apple only loses against similarly large, powerful companies.
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- >> The issue just isn't proprietary vs open, litigious vs coopertive,
- >> it's also the corporate monolith vs the little guy.
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- > So why did Apple pay off the guy who claimed Hypercard infringed his
- > patent rather than just litigate his tiny company out of existence?
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- Probably because their legal advisors advise them that he had such a
- strong case that it would be cost-effective to pay him off.
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- It obviously made good PR, as well...;-)
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- - Steinar
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