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From: Adam
Gary Britt wrote:
> Is that a yes? I was just trying to get help remembering the ultimate
> result of the lawsuit.
>
Eventually Lotus gave up after it was due to go to the supremes as the
appeals people had overthrown the earlier judgement. i.e. the appeals came
donw in favour of borland (or more strictly in terms of what could
& couldn't be copyrighted).
But the bigger one for this was MS vs Apple.....which is where Xerox &
Parc came in.
Adam
> Gary
>
> "Adam" wrote in message
> news:4396c709{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>>Gary Britt wrote:
>>
>>>No doubt, but did or did not Borland win against Lotus?
>>>
>>>Gary
>>>
>>>"Adam"
<""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote
>
> in
>
>>>message news:4395fe5c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Gary Britt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Didn't Borland win the look and feel lawsuit brought by
Lotus, albeit
>>>
>>>too
>>>
>>>
>>>>>late to help Borland?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>Borland are still around &now just about every spreadsheet has 123
>>keystrokes if you want them.
>>
>>Adam
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>
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