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In article <27OCT199111500712@minnie.me.udel.edu>, johnston@minnie.me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston) writes:
> In article <9110261741.AA28922@wheat-chex>, tower@prep.ai.mit.edu writes...
>>   >The Free Software Foundation is a participant in a boycott of Apple
>>BTW, I know of no one involved with the boycott who isn't sadden by
>>it's effects on Apple's customers.  But the harm being done to the
>>general public is far greater.
> 
> 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.  
> 

I *know* it has had some effect on one of Apple's customers: me.  The first
computer my family owned was an Apple ][+; when we outgrew that, we bought a
Macintosh Plus and thought it was wonderfull.  I had planned to buy a Macintosh
myself when I got the money.  However, when I learned of Apple's stand on user
interface copyrights, my opinion of them suffered badly, and I decided not to
buy a Macintosh for myself until they changed their stand.  I also no longer
suggest Apple products to others.  Now that I have the money, I won't spend it
on an Apple product.  So, Apple has lost at least one sale of A/UX and the
Macintosh to run it on.

Now, you may say that the effect of one person is trivial, but if Apple's stand
on user interface copyright can convince someone who has used and enjoyed
Macintoshes to stop using them and not buy one, then I'd imagine that it could
also prevent first-time sales to other people.  The effect may be small, but it
*is* there.

> -- Bill (johnston@minnie.me.udel.edu)

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T. Kurt Bond, os360051@wvnvms.wvnet.edu, LPF member.