Re: Ashton Tate boycott off?

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From: Lars P. Fischer
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1991 18:41

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>>>>> On 16 Oct 91 08:10:26 GMT, adam@soda.berkeley.edu (Adam J Richter) said:

Adam> 	Quoted without permission from "Borland details merger plans" on
Adam> page C-3 of the 10/15/91 _San Francisco Examiner_:
Adam> |	"We suggested it," Kahn said.  "It's been our position for
Adam> | 10 years that you can't sue people on command sets and menu structures"

Yeah. In light of Borland's trouble with Lotus over QUATRO, they would
look quite silly owning a company company that sues people over
command structures.

Nice move. Now, I Kahn would only take over Apple...

/Lars
--
Lars Fischer,  fischer@iesd.auc.dk   | It takes an uncommon mind to think of
CS Dept., Univ. of Aalborg, DENMARK. | these things.  -- Calvin

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