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Article #73181Re: looking for configuration files (really: LPF boycott of Apple)
From: To the Ground
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1991 19:09
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1991 19:09
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johnston@minnie.me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston) writes: > This is the part that confuses me. To the best of my knowledge, > the LPF/FSF boycott has had no effect on Apple or its customers. This is untrue. I know for a fact that Apple has lost at least one customer because of its policies. Were it not for the obnoxiousness of Apple, I would have bought a Mac by now. The new Powerbook looks wonderful, but I'm not going to consider saving for one until Apple drops its user interface copyright litigation. My personal decision to buy Atari ST hardware instead of a Mac was a direct result of reading LPF arguments against user interface copyright and learning that the ST was a supported platform for GNU utilities whilst the Mac was not. mathew -- Another would-be Mac owner put off by Apple's monopolistic practices.
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