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- From: gblock@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Gregory R Block)
- Subject: Re: No Figs in the Apple Newton
- Message-ID: <1992Aug23.130902.5922@uwm.edu>
- Sender: news@uwm.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
- References: <mwm.1lkl@contessa.palo-alto.ca.us>
- Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 13:09:02 GMT
- Lines: 30
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- mwm@contessa.palo-alto.ca.us (Mike Meyer) writes:
- : Can you at least get your history right? Apple _licensed_ the name
- : from the Beatles. The original license stipulated that they not get
- : get into the music business under that name. They did. Apple Records
- : called them on it. Apple Computer claimed what they were doing was
- : covered by original license. AR won, AC lost.
- :
- : Notice that Apple also licensed the name MacIntosh from a manufacturer
- : of high-end stereo gear, though I believe they eventually bought that
- : name.
-
- : They licensed _that_, as well. Xerox claimed they violated that
- : license, and lost.
-
- : Nah - I'm actually surprised that Apple didn't license the name. Maybe
- : they didn't think of it. Nabisco probably can't get anything out of
- : them if the name changes before it hits the street.
-
- Did I forget a smiley? That was rather unnecessary, since it was only
- 100x more obvious that it was simply a joke...
-
- But it was nice of you to set history straight. :)
-
- Greg
-
- --
- (: (: (: (: Have you overdosed on smileys today? Why NOT!?! :) :) :) :) :)
- (: "...and here's Clinton giving the correct spelling of bong-resin..." :)
- (: gblock@csd4.csd.uwm.edu Gregory R. Block :)
- (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
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