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From: matloff@iris.ucdavis.edu (Norm Matloff)
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Subject: Re: IBM and RISCy Business (another legal battle a la Apple)
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Date: 9 Jul 88 03:17:38 GMT
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How about this for a theory?  IBM has a reputation for being
"nonmodern," especially in academic circles, and it is my
understanding that in recent years, many top IBM people have
been annoyed by this reputation.  Thus they may feel that 
the lawsuit  --  even if it fails on grounds of legalistic 
interpretations  --  will at the least get IBM a lot of 
publicity, serving to remind people that IBM was in the 
vanguard in developing a technology which has become so 
popular today.

   Norm Matloff
   matloff@iris.ucdavis.edu