On Jan 15, 2010, at 2:35 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
> On 1/14/2010 11:43 PM, William Robb wrote:
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Walker"
>> Subject: OT - Kodak's survival plan?
>>
>>
>>> The headline is Kodak is suing Apple and RIM for patent infringement. When
>>> I read about the nature of the patents involved ...
>>>
>>> "Kodak alleges that Apple is infringing on two patents covering image
>>> preview and the processing of images of different resolutions. The second
>>> suit is focused on technology that allows one application to ask another
>>> program for help completing a computing task."
>>>
>>
>> I wonder if the Apple fanboys will slit their wrists if Kodak wins.
>> I mean really, Apple doing more or less exactly what they hate about Gates &
>> Co.
>>
>> William Robb
>>
> Well they more or less stole the idea for the Lisa OS from Xerox, then sued
> Microsoft for having the temerity to steal the same idea for the first
> version of Windows.
>
Less really. Quark had a WYSIWYG OS shell long before Lisa came around. It ran
on the Apple // and was called Catalyst. I don't know if it's ever been clear
where it originated, but Apple had the temerity to make the interface work and
then marketed it successfully. I'll bet they're not sorry:-). The Kodak
annoyance won't have anyone slashing their wrists. Maybe pricking their thumb
with a pin. Suits like that are rarely won or lost. Lawyers for both sides make
a lot of money, a deal is made, a non-disclosure agreement is signed, and it
all goes away. That's the way of the world, for better or worse.
Paul
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