Re: A/UX comments wanted

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From: Chris Cooke
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 1991 15:52

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In article <247@kas.helios.mn.org>, rhealey@kas.helios.mn.org (Rob Healey) writes:
> In article <haney.688605042@moonshine> haney@moonshine.llnl.gov (Scott W. Haney) writes:
> >To compare Apple's business practices with terrorists producing nerve
> >gas is absolutely outrageous.  Please get some perspective.  

> 	Apple, Lotus and others practice legal terrorism, i.e. they
> 	intimidate innovators by threatening law suits. It is VERY
> 	appropriate to compare Apple to terrorists because Apple
> 	IS a terrorist organization, they just use legal treats rather
> 	than guns or nerve gas.

Terrorists murder people.  They do it very messily.  Arms, legs, heads,
intestines, part company from each other and fly all over the street.
I'm not aware that Apple Computer does this sort of thing.  Grow up.
-- 
	-- Chris. 	cc@dcs.ed.ac.uk   (on Janet, cc@uk.ac.ed.dcs)

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Subject: Re: A/UX comments wanted
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