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Re: LPF boycott of Apple (comments & quotes from RMS interview)

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From: Sean Eric Fagan
Date: Sun, 03 Nov 1991 19:50
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In article <1991Nov01.145916.6481@donau.et.tudelft.nl> thomas@duteca.et.tudelft.nl (Thomas Okken) writes:
>What the Mac introduced is a
>*standardized* user interface, where all applications share a similar look
>and feel.

Yeah, let's ignore the work Xerox did that inspired Apple, eh?  I mean, just
because they did the work first doesn't mean they should be credited with
it.

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Subject: Re: LPF boycott of Apple (comments & quotes from RMS interview)
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