Re: Apple Challenges HP: the REAL target

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From: Ralf.Brown
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1988 13:15

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So, has anyone else figured out the *real* target of Apple's suit?  It isn't
Windows, they could have sued years ago.  I think the real target is OS/2's
Presentation Manager--"kill it before it gets off the ground".  The suit asks 
for an injunction against Windows and all derivative works, and the PM would
certainly be classed as a derivative work.

I think Apple has a lot of chutzpah for suing HP/MS over what is essentially 
Xerox PARC's user interface....

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Subject: Re: Apple Challenges HP: the REAL target
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Date: 21 Mar 88 13:15:24 GMT
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Summary: not really going after Windows
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