If you looked at what was done at Apple vs Xerox, would it look like Apple ripped off Xerox? Probably not. Xerox sued because the suits thought they could make some easy money. Isn't that what they did at SCO when they tried to milk Linux?
Sent from my iPhone On Sep 7, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 4:50 AM, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: >> "In return for the right to buy US$1,000,000 of pre-IPO stock, Xerox granted >> Apple Computer three days access to the PARC facilities. After visiting >> PARC, they came away with new ideas that would complete the foundation for >> Apple Computer's first GUI computer, the Apple Lisa.[9][10][11][12]" > > Paying for the right to visit is not the same as buying a license to use what > you see. > > And indeed, Xerox ended up suing Apple: > > "In the midst of the Apple v. Microsoft lawsuit, Xerox also sued Apple > alleging that Mac's GUI was heavily based on Xerox's" (source). > > ... > > "Xerox's lawsuit appeared to be a defensive move to ensure that if Apple v. > Microsoftestablished that "look and feel" was copyrightable, then Xerox would > be the primary beneficiary, rather than Apple. The Xerox case was dismissed, > for a variety of legal reasons" > > It's pretty clear how Xerox felt about Apple stealing their ideas. > > -- > Cédric -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
