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- From: hwhalen@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (Hugh Whalen)
- Subject: Microsoft steals TrueType
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.124239.21381@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca>
- Sender: Hugh Whalen
- Organization: Faculty of Administration, University of New Brunswick
- References: <19360@mindlink.bc.ca>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 12:42:39 GMT
- Lines: 24
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- In article <19360@mindlink.bc.ca> Ian_Upright@mindlink.bc.ca (Ian Upright) writes:
- >> R Douglas Botimer writes:
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- [stuff deleted]
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- >Lets not spread true FUD here! TrueType wasn't developed by Microsoft,
- >it was stolen BY Microsoft from Apple. Apple invented TrueType.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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- Stolen? Stolen???!!!! Oh, wait a minute .... I think I'm getting it
- now .... Microsoft craftily gave money to Apple to develop and use
- TrueType .... yeah, that's it .... when Microsoft does this it's ....
- it's theft .... yeah. How sneaky. Those crafty bastards. What *will*
- they think of next? Let's get the FTC to break up those felons before
- they strike again!
-
- Sheeesh.
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