#Latest Apple Lawsuit
25-Mar-88 00:56:27
Sb: #115415-#Latest Apple Lawsuit
Fm: Don Curtis/SYSOP 76703,4321
To: David Art 72017,1130
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They didn't mention Atari because Atari is using GEM from DRI for
their interface, and have already sued DRI (and settled out of court) over
that interface. Part of the settlement with Atari was that versions of GEM
already released did not have to be 'recalled' so the Atari version is 'ok'
in that respect. I doubt they'd get very far with a suit against CBM over
the Amiga interface. The Amiga doesn't have the 'look and feel' of the Mac
which is the basis of Apple's suits. No one would confuse an Amiga screen
shot with an Apple screen shot even using the '10 foot rule' (stand back 10
feet and look at the screen shots and tell me if the look alike).