[lug] Proprietary Licenses Are Even Worse Than They Look

[Carl Wagner]

Yes I remember that, BUT, how does the saying go, the enemy of my enemy 
is my friend?  ;-)
Who were they attacking?  Yes, I am glad the look-and-feel suites were 
thrown out.
The gall to sue over look and feel after they stole it from PARK!

I should have been more specific. When I said "eventually get there" I 
was referring to Apple attacking open source/Linux.

What a change from the ][ series to the MAC.  With the ][ series you 
could open the lid without tools!  The original MAC you had to use 
"special" tools, just to open it up.

I wonder what the original IBM PC would have looked like if it weren't 
for the ][ series?
Yes I know the S-100 bus pre-dated it, but it was a more traditional 
design, not a motherboard like the ][ or PC.
Were the original Trash-80 and PET motherboard designs?  Even if they 
were I don't think they had the market penetration like the ][ did, to 
influence IBM's design.

Carl.


Rob Nagler wrote:
> On 4/7/10, Carl Wagner wrote:
>   
>>  I had no doubt that Apple would eventually get there, but did not know the
>> "already were" there.
>>     
>
> Uh, I have these cut buttons that has a nice multi-colored Apple logo
> (remember when it was striped with the rainbow?) and it says, "Keep
> your lawyers off my computer".  In the 80s, Apple was one of the most
> aggressive IP companies around.  They were suing Microsoft, HP, etc.
> over "Look & Feel" copyright, which fortunately, was thrown out.
>
> http://progfree.org/Copyright/copyright.html
>
> Rob
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