Slashdot is reporting that Bill Gates took the stand in a $1 billion lawsuit brought by Novell claiming Microsoft "duped" (not my word) it into hoping WP would make it into the then to-be-released Windows 95 then reneging.
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The unjust distribution of goods persists, creating a situation of social sin that cries out to Heaven and limits the possibilities of a fuller life for so many of our brothers. -- Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires (now Pope Francis) -
Re: Gates takes stand in WordPerfect
And those last six words pretty much sum up the Micro$oft way of doing business. In my...*cough*...humble opinion.Novell attorney Jeff Johnson concedes that Microsoft was under no legal obligation to provide advance access to Windows 95 so Novell could prepare a compatible version but contends that Microsoft enticed Novell to work on a version, only to withdraw support months before Windows 95 hit the market. 'We got stabbed in the back.'" -
Re: Gates takes stand in WordPerfect
'Nuf saidThe unjust distribution of goods persists, creating a situation of social sin that cries out to Heaven and limits the possibilities of a fuller life for so many of our brothers. -- Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires (now Pope Francis)Comment
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