Re: Windows 95 testing halted at Motorola

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From: Marcus Bonse
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 1995 11:28

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In <406607$81k@news1.deltanet.com>, aa-2@deltanet.com@deltanet.com writes:
>Maybe Motorola isn't concerned with the possibility of Microsoft penetrating
>their corporate secrets.  Maybe their security types are concerned that someone
>at Microsoft will be comparing the number and type of software reported by
>the Registration Wizards with the software purchases actually made by
>Motorola, looking for unauthorized copies.  Maybe Motorola is afraid of getting
>a nice big bill from Microsoft for all those unauthorized copies...
>
>Of course, I could be wrong...

Or maybe Motorola does not like it that M$ could find out what kind of projects they
are working on by looking a their software and even their disks (filenames etc.). Maybe
this gives M$ the opportunity for some nice industrial espionage?

Of course, I could be wrong too...

Marcus Bonse                          email: m.h.w.bonse@wbmt.tudelft.nl
Delft University of Technology
Lab. for Micro Engineering

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From: bonse@dutw215.wbmt.tudelft.nl (Marcus Bonse)
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Subject: Re: Windows 95 testing halted at Motorola
Date: 8 Aug 1995 11:28:49 GMT
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