Re: Boycott on Unisys still effective

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From: Keith Stone
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 1995 14:34

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In article <D26qsp.19@oasis.icl.co.uk>, floyd@wg.icl.co.uk (John Arnold) wrote:

> This, at least, is true. However, this obvious attempt at back-peddling
> isn't going to fool many people. The damage is done my friend.

Back-peddling? Compuserve released the original statement, Unisys issued a
statement clarifying the effect, but a close reading of the original
Compuserve statement shows no change. The only things that came out of the
follow-on statements by Compuserve and Unisys is a clarification of
intentions. There never was a "GIF Tax", or an attack on non-profit
developers. Unisys did what it's been doing all along, collecting
royalties from for-profit developers for patented technology.

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From: kstone@crewstone.com (Keith Stone)
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Subject: Re: Boycott on Unisys still effective
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 1995 09:34:52 -0500
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