From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Ellen K. wrote:
> Not familiar with this story, care to elaborate?
>
> On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:28:25 +0000, Adam
> <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote in
> message :
>
>> IBM was prevented from denying MS et al the
>> "non-destructive cursor"
>

IBM created most of the fundamental "IP" in the world of
computing including the "non-destructive cursor".

As part of the consent decree IBM had to allow others unfettered use of
such things. Can you imagine an Word processor without the
"non-destructive cursor" i.e. every time you went back, the words
you'd typed were wiped out.

If IBM had been able & willing to "enforce it's IP" there'd
still only be IBM.

Adam

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