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- From: philipla@microsoft.com (Phil Lafornara)
- Subject: Re: A thought...
- Message-ID: <1993Jan03.080318.1044@microsoft.com>
- Date: 03 Jan 93 08:03:18 GMT
- Organization: Microsoft Corporation
- References: <1i5husINNd92@network.ucsd.edu>
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- In article <1i5husINNd92@network.ucsd.edu> mbk@lyapunov.ucsd.edu (Matt Kennel) writes:
- >I've been told that IBM has rights to implement in OS2 all future Microsoft
- >Windows releases (perhaps even getting source?) as a condition of
- >their previous deal.
- >
- >Now, Microsoft is claiming that Windows NT, is just a new 'upgrade'
- >to Windows 3.1, even calling it Win 3.1 NT. This is to be able to use
- >some of Novell's protocols that they licensed for Windows OT (old
- >technology) in the new Win NT. Of course Novell is really pissed, because
- >NT directly competes with their networking products in a way that W.O.T.
- >doesn't.
- >
- >So, if MS claims that NT is just another version of regular Windows, then
- >IBM can come along and tell them to fork over the source, because it's
- >just a new version of Windows.
- >
- >I think IBM should pay Novell to shut up about it and drop their suit,
- >but only after Microsoft officially testifies that WNT is just another
- >version of Windows.
- >
- >How velly eeeenteresting!
- >
-
- IBM has already waived any rights to Windows NT, so this
- discussion is probably moot.
-
- -Phil
-
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