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- From: sfuller@tamsun.tamu.edu (Steven Eric Fuller)
- Subject: Re: "official" FSF position on apple
- Message-ID: <1992Sep15.071518.28727@tamsun.tamu.edu>
- Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
- References: <1992Sep15.005357.14302@kithrup.COM> <1992Sep15.033710.13698@tamsun.tamu.edu> <1992Sep15.051438.28757@uwm.edu>
- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 07:15:18 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep15.051438.28757@uwm.edu> anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber) writes:
- >In article <1992Sep15.033710.13698@tamsun.tamu.edu> sfuller@tamsun.tamu.edu (Steven Eric Fuller) writes:
- >
- >typical manuals and disk duplication). They charge $2000 for a
- >computer that costs $400 to make. It sounds like they make a lot more
- >money on their hardware than software.
-
- I would like to see some facts on this one. I think you are blowing steam...
-
- >
- >>Apple has lost the UI suit againts uSoft and HP. FSF has won. (sort of) It is
- >>time to kiss and make-up.
- >
- >No it isn't. Apple has filed an appeal, the decision could still be
- >overturned. Apple hasn't exactly lost either, the details are fuzzy.
- >The suit was in part based on contract law which has nothing to do with
- >copyright law, so look and feel copyright is not yet dead. Those parts
- >of the suit that were based on copyright only (possibly) invalidated
- >certains kinds of look and feel copyright. Even if look and feel
- >copyright were totally invalidated Apple could still file suits based
- >on other laws.
-
- So when does it end? Is Apple evil-incarnate forever? Are Mac and Apple
- users to be punished for what Apple MIGHT do?
-
- > Apple can still totally buy out or bankrupt small
- >companies
- >
- Bill Gates can buy out or backrupt small companies too. Name 3 (or even 1)
- that Apple has.
-
- /s Steve Fuller sfuller@tamu.edu Texas A&M's UNIX Helpdesk
-