Re: Santa Cruz Operation settles Lotus lawsuit

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From: Alan Barclay
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1991 14:38

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In article <FISCHER.91Jun19230614@abel.iesd.auc.dk> fischer@iesd.auc.dk (Lars P. Fischer) writes:
>
[ON SCO dropping their spreadsheet]
>
>It is also very unfortunate. Given that SCO is (partly) owned by
>MicroSoft, they would potentially have some real muscle behind them if
>they choose to counter the claim.
>

But it's in Microsoft's intrest for the claim to succeed. These look and
feel cases are good for the big boys and bad for the little guy. 
Microsoft aren't going to set a precedent which is going to be bad for
when they decide to sue DR for DR-DOS, or whoever they want to go for.
-- 
  Alan Barclay
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From: alan@ukpoit.co.uk (Alan Barclay)
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Subject: Re: Santa Cruz Operation settles Lotus lawsuit
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