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Don, It just seems to get my goat that Apple somehow thinks that it owns every innovation in the computer industry that it has used. It's hard to fathom their reasoning, other than "let's try to sue somebody and get their money." This one is particularly annoying because: 1. Apple did not originate the idea to begin with. 2. The typical mode of progress in the computer industry is to "build a better mousetrap (pun intended). If Apple's view prevails, it will send shudders down the backs of most software developers. We also have Apple to thank for the following innovations: A special diskette format that nobody else in the world uses. A DOS that just barely functions (Apple DOS) Closed system hardware (MAC) I am happy to say that I have not ever (knowingly) purchased an Apple computer product. I may not be able to continue that practice if they prevail in their position. If Apple want's to make more money, why don't they improve on their idea to capture more of the market (as the targets in the lawsuit are trying to do) instead of trying to inhibit progress by suing (because it's easier to convince a judge than to do the development). Apple's past legal shenanigans make them, in my mind, one of the most "whiny" corporations around.