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From: straka@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Straka)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: IBM's NeXT User Interface
Keywords: UNIX, NeXT, AIX, AT&T, Sun, IBM
Message-ID: <6258@ihlpf.ATT.COM>
Date: 26 Sep 88 17:35:41 GMT
References: <417@nikhefk.UUCP> <3705@Portia.Stanford.EDU>
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In article <3705@Portia.Stanford.EDU> mouser@portia.stanford.edu (Michael Wang) writes:
>In the interest of creating one unified UNIX that incorporates all the good 
>features of the current UNIXs, AT&T bought a majority stake in Sun 
                                              ^^^^^^^^
Point of information:  The stake was a minority one, ~~15% +-5%.  If AT&T had
bought a MAJORITY interest in Sun, it would have effectively controlled the
company lock, stock & barrel (whatever that means).
-- 
Rich Straka     ihnp4!ihlpf!straka

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