CS656@OUACCVMB.BITNET (04/04/88)
I'm not sure how I feel about Apples suit but as to their chances of winning it, I wouldn't count them out completely. If they get the same judge who awarded the author of PONG royalties from *ANY* game that used a bouncing ball and paddles anything can happen. Actually, the best thing that Microsoft, HP and Apple could do is agree to a lawsuit like this. Microsoft and HP could deliberately lose, giving Apple legal prcedent in it's claims. In a spirit of forgiveness Apple could then give them both very cheap liscences to use this 'look and feel' but then decide not to liscence it to the makers of the new Clones that are coming. MICROSOFT and HP could then cry all the way to the bank about their 'loss'.