Re: [NTLK] Newton Cadillac

From: Oliver Brose (oliver.brose_at_t-online.de)
Date: Fri Apr 12 2002 - 11:27:43 EDT


> Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 09:22:20 -0500
> From: Thomas Hofts <thofts_at_mac.com>
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Newton Cadillac
>
>
> on 4/12/02 8:33 AM, Ben Smith (QM Systems) at ben.smith_at_qm-systems.com
> wrote:
>
>
>>> What's so funny about Sosumi? Am I missing something here?
>
>>
>> AFAIK it was a poke at Microsoft after a legal battle over system
>> sounds (hence the name 'so sue me')
>> hopefully someone on the list has the full story.
>> Ben.
>>
> As I remember it it was a poke at Apple records (Beatles)

I heard about that story, Apple had some sort of deal with Apple records
never to do anything with sound/music due to the equal name, which they
obviously broke with this first Mac system-sound.

Oliver :)

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