bstempleton@watmath.UUCP (Brad Templeton) (10/25/83)
More thought on this issue makes it clear that IBM would not want to ruin Microsoft, even if they could. This type of action would of course create a lot of bad public opinion and bring up trust questions. I doubt Microsoft is in any trouble, and I don't have any real knowledge of what is behind the rumour, but the legal question does interest me. We all know that most software comes with all sorts of disclaimers and waivers, but have these things been tested? What if somebody did make a software mistake that cost IBM a lot of money. Does this make dealing with big companies more dangerous because the bigger they are the harder they can fall on you? Is this rumour another one of IBM's smokescreen rumours? There sure seem to have been a lot of these regarding the PC Junior. -- Brad Templeton - Waterloo, Ont. (519) 886-7304