fozzard@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Richard Fozzard) (07/27/90)
Any confirmations of this rumor? In today's paper I read an article with the SanJose Mercury byline that Apple is negotiating with Outbound. It claims under the "more pragmatic Michael Spindler [compared w/ Gassee] Apple is ready to put its chips into the Outbound box - with the condition that Apple own at least the machine, if not the whole company". If this is so, it could represent a crumbling of the proprietary wall around Apple - the first 'official' Mac clone! Apple is to be cheered if they do this, and it could even lead to other 3rd party hardware companies filling niches or opening markets Apple hasn't been able to. I only wish they would go so far as to openly license the chips, instead of just buying the whole machine or company. ======================================================================== Richard Fozzard "Serendipity empowers" Univ of Colorado/CIRES/NOAA R/E/FS 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303 fozzard@boulder.colorado.edu (303)497-6011 or 444-3168
starta@tosh.UUCP (John Starta) (07/30/90)
fozzard@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Richard Fozzard) writes: > Any confirmations of this rumor? No. I read the same thing you did. > In today's paper I read an article with the SanJose Mercury byline that > Apple is negotiating with Outbound. It claims under the "more pragmatic > Michael Spindler [compared w/ Gassee] Apple is ready to put its chips into > the Outbound box - with the condition that Apple own at least the machine, > if not the whole company". The problem I see is that if Apple is indeed pursuing Outbound, it won't be as impressive as everyone believes. If Apple owns the entire company and they continue to market the Outbound, they will surely increase the price tag. I don't think that is what they are working towards. Instead, I think Outbound has some technology that Apple wants and they are going after it. Just an educated guess folks, direct flames toward the sun. John
aaker@Apple.COM (Mark Aaker) (08/01/90)
MOVED OVER BUSINESS WIRE AT 8:15 AM, EDT, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1990. Contact: Christopher Escher Apple Computer, Inc. (408) 974-2202 APPLE, OUTBOUND REACH AGREEMENT CUPERTINO, California--July 31, 1990--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced that it has reached an agreement with Outbound Systems, Inc. regarding Outbounds infringement on Apples intellectual property rights. The agreement allows Outbound to offer its products without violating Apples intellectual property rights. Specific details of the agreement were not made public. Outbound manufactures and markets laptop computer systems that run Macintosh computer system software and Macintosh applications. Apple and Outbound believrademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. END
APPLEREP@MTUS5.BITNET (08/01/90)
I just got off of AppleLink. There was a press release today that stated that Apple and Outbound have reached some form of agreement that lets Outbound make and sell their computer without getting their pants sued off by Apple. The terms of the agreement were not released, however. Even though you have to salvage the ROMs out of a Plus or SE to use an Outbound portable, you still have to use Apple's System Software -- All you astute readers in Net Land remember what the liscencing agreement on the Macintosh System Software envelopes said, don't you...? Tom Amberg Apple Student Rep Michigan Technological University (way, way up in the Great White North) Standard Discaimers Apply.
russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) (08/02/90)
In article <90212.185353APPLEREP@MTUS5.BITNET> APPLEREP@MTUS5.BITNET writes: >I just got off of AppleLink. There was a press release today that stated >that Apple and Outbound have reached some form of agreement that lets >Outbound make and sell their computer without getting their pants sued >off by Apple. The terms of the agreement were not released, however. > >Even though you have to salvage the ROMs out of a Plus or SE to use an >Outbound portable, you still have to use Apple's System Software -- All >you astute readers in Net Land remember what the liscencing agreement on the >Macintosh System Software envelopes said, don't you...? Sure, some pretty standard unenforceable language. (Including something about running the software on non-apple equipment) Also, on the seal was the warning 'Breaking this seal indicates you accept the terms contained in the agreement' (or some such). I didn't break the seal. >Tom Amberg >Apple Student Rep >Michigan Technological University (way, way up in the Great White North) > >Standard Discaimers Apply. -- Matthew T. Russotto russotto@eng.umd.edu russotto@wam.umd.edu ][, ][+, ///, ///+, //e, //c, IIGS, //c+ --- Any questions? Hey! Bush has NO LIPS!
amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Allen J Michielsen) (08/02/90)
>In article <90212.185353APPLEREP@MTUS5.BITNET> APPLEREP@MTUS5.BITNET writes: >>I just got off of AppleLink. There was a press release today that stated >>that Apple and Outbound have reached some form of agreement that lets >>Outbound make and sell their computer without getting their pants sued >>off by Apple. The terms of the agreement were not released, however. >> >>Even though you have to salvage the ROMs out of a Plus or SE to use an The way I read it, apple was abondoning it portable to the junk yard, and buying outbound's portable & putting little coloured apples on it. I'd guess that there wouldn't be any rom salvaging involved/required when there's a strip-ped apple on the case. al
macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Chris Silverberg) (08/04/90)
In article <iRg4m6w162w@tosh.UUCP> starta@tosh.UUCP (John Starta) writes: >The problem I see is that if Apple is indeed pursuing Outbound, it won't >be as impressive as everyone believes. If Apple owns the entire company >and they continue to market the Outbound, they will surely increase the >price tag. I don't think that is what they are working towards. Instead, >I think Outbound has some technology that Apple wants and they are going >after it. Well, as the agreement stands, Apple does not own the company, the will only receive royalties from the product. If Apple DOES eventually use the technology to market it's own version of the Outbound, it will be at a slightly higher price with the Apple logo. But not much, while the Outbound will still sell for the same low price. Apple want to get Laptop Macs in the hand of the consumers at reasonable prices. The Portable did it's job, now it's time for Apple to market a real laptop, like the Outbound, at lower prices. ._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. Chris Silverberg AOL: Silverberg Worcester Polytechnic Institute GEnie: C.Silverberg INTERNET: macman@wpi.wpi.edu SYSOP: Main Street U.S.A. BBS FIDONET: 322/575.1 508.832.7725 (1200/2400)