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Re: Apple Architecture
On Mon, 17 Nov 1997 21:34:20 -0500 (EST), Mitch Stone wrote:
>>I more worry about M$ buying/stealing much of what is unique and
>>valuable from the Next system, and encorporating it in the NT gaping
>>maw.
>
>If I understand correctly, the agreements between Microsoft and Apple
>provide for _patent_ sharing, not copyrights. Which means, I believe,
>that Microsoft is not entitled to use of the NeXT/Rhapsody code.
Well whether they're "entitled" to it or not Apple had just better
make damn sure they don't get anywhere near it, because Apple wouldn't be
the first M$ partner that saw their ideas show up in one of M$'s
offerings.
...Cheers,
...Norm
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