Re: Boycott Lotus?

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From: Richard Stanton
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 1990 00:04

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In article <2735@naucse.cse.nau.edu> wew@naucse.cse.nau.edu
(Bill Wilson) writes:

Is it time to boycott Lotus now that they have won the case
against Paperback Software?  How do you all feel about using
litigation instead of supplying a better product for a 
reasonable price?

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Does anyone know whether this is likely to have an effect on Borland's
Quattro Pro (while we're on the subject of better products at reasonable
prices)? I think I recall reading about their being the targets of a suit
for providing 1-2-3 compatible menus.

Richard Stanton
pstanton@gsb-lira.stanford.edu

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From: rstanton@portia.Stanford.EDU (Richard Stanton)
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Subject: Re: Boycott Lotus?
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