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Re: Guilty, 'til proven guilty

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From: spike1
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 00:00
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In the sacred domain of uk.comp.os.linux, Paul Smith didst eloquently scribe:
>> Weren't some of the MS applications, eg excel, originally written for
>> the Mac then later ported to Windows? Also, IIRC, MS have been a major
>> supplier of MAC software right from the start.

> Do you mean major in the sense that they were the _only_ other software
> supplier on the Mac... ;-P

What about Aldus, Adobe and Claris (to name but three).

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Subject: Re: Guilty, 'til proven guilty
Date: 2000/04/06
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