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Article #32773Re: IBM's NeXT User Interface
From: Ned Nowotny
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 1988 00:01
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 1988 00:01
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In article <6258@ihlpf.ATT.COM> straka@ihlpf.UUCP (55223-Straka,R.J.) writes:
>In article <3705@Portia.Stanford.EDU> mouser@portia.stanford.edu (Michael Wang) writes:
>>In the interest of creating one unified UNIX that incorporates all the good
>>features of the current UNIXs, AT&T bought a majority stake in Sun
> ^^^^^^^^
>Point of information: The stake was a minority one, ~~15% +-5%. If AT&T had
>bought a MAJORITY interest in Sun, it would have effectively controlled the
>company lock, stock & barrel (whatever that means).
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Think flintlock rifle.
--
Ned Nowotny (ned@mcc.com or {ihnp4,seismo,ucb-vax,gatech}!cs.utexas.edu!pp!ned)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!convex!killer!ames!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!pp!moivre!ned From: ned@moivre.ACA.MCC.COM (Ned Nowotny) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: IBM's NeXT User Interface Keywords: UNIX, NeXT, AIX, AT&T, Sun, IBM Message-ID: <45@moivre.ACA.MCC.COM> Date: 1 Oct 88 00:01:05 GMT References: <417@nikhefk.UUCP> <3705@Portia.Stanford.EDU> <6258@ihlpf.ATT.COM> Reply-To: ned@moivre.aca.mcc.com.UUCP (Ned Nowotny) Organization: MCC Austin, Texas Lines: 15