Christopher Hinds wrote:
>
> So What? Ever heard of a spreadsheet product called Visicalc. Visicalc
> ran
> on CPM OS( Late 70s early 80s). The company( the name excapes me ) that
> developed Visicalc held the patent on the spreadsheet type GUI's also.
> Then along came Lotus 1.2.3 , MuliPlan , and even MS Excel.
> I have not seen any of the products removed from the market by patent
> infringement violations.
This is different. This small company has bought the patent from a
university on November 17th. Why buy something if you're not going to do
anything with it? :-( I'm afraid this _is_ bad.
>
> Ernst de Haan wrote:
>
> > Found a link to this article on JavaLobby:
> >
> > http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit19981203.html
> >
> > Could turn out bad. Very bad.
> >
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| "Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I |
| will give you rest." |
| |
| -- Jesus Christ (Mt. 11:28) |
|_______________________ _________________________________|
| Ernst de Haan | email [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
| Java programmer | web members.xoom.com/znerd/ |
| Utrecht University | icq# 21871778 |
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