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Re: "look and feel" monopoly incentives and MacOS and 1-2-3 origins

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From: Adam J. Richter
Date: Sun, 12 May 1991 06:51
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In article <35210@athertn.Atherton.COM> dlw@Atherton.COM (David Williams) writes:
>If Apple were truly interested in shutting down everyone who mimics their
>interface they would have sued Cadre over the look and feel of Teamwork
>[...]

	So what?  The fact that Apple has not sued everybody whom they
might be able to sue does not make their behavior harmless or even ethical.
Apple seems to be initially going after products that are likely to have
the biggest impact on Macintosh sales.

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From: adam@soda.berkeley.edu (Adam J. Richter)
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Subject: Re: "look and feel" monopoly incentives and MacOS and 1-2-3 origins
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