paradis@encore.UUCP (02/11/87)
I just thought of something... if Lotus wins their "look and feel" lawsuit, they will effectively have control over a very large portion of the electronic spreadsheet market. Would that not then make them a potential target for an anti-trust lawsuit? Think about it... Lotus is in the perfect position to end up the loser. They're big enough to squeeze out little guys, but they're not big enough to confound the Justice Department the way IBM did! +----------------+ Jim Paradis linus--+ +--+-------------+ | Encore Computer Corp. necntc--| | | E N C O R E | | 257 Cedar Hill St. ihnp4--+-encore!paradis | +-------------+--+ Marlboro MA 01752 necis--| +----------------+ (617) 460-0500 talcott--+ All opinions are my own... Encore doesn't know I'm saying any of this!
jbrown@jplpub1.UUCP (02/17/87)
In article <1026@encore.UUCP> paradis@encore.UUCP (Jim Paradis) writes: >I just thought of something... if Lotus wins their "look and feel" lawsuit, >they will effectively have control over a very large portion of the electronic >spreadsheet market. Would that not then make them a potential target for >an anti-trust lawsuit? Think about it... Lotus is in the perfect position >to end up the loser. They're big enough to squeeze out little guys, but >they're not big enough to confound the Justice Department the way IBM did! Migent Corp has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Ashton-Tate on much these grounds. I'm not involved directly in the suit, but am close enough to it that I shouldn't say much more.