Re: [NTLK] Apple PDA?

From: Laurent Daudelin (nemesys_at_cox.rr.com)
Date: Sat Feb 09 2002 - 22:50:19 EST

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on 09/02/02 07:30, good-dog_at_northshore.net at good-dog_at_northshore.net wrote=
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> "Michael J. Hu=DFmann" wrote:
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>> Jon Glass (jonglass_at_usa.net) wrote:
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>>> Sorry, but that is silly. Who's to say what that "definite" time period=
was.
>>=20
>> I don't believe in conpiracy theories either, but the "specific period"
>> was 5 years. There never was any secrecy about this.
>>=20
>>=20
> I've never heard this. Where can we read about this aspect of the deal?

I don't know where you can read about it, but I agree with Michael and did
read a few times about the 5 years deal. The deal was actually for Microsof=
t
to provide Office on the Mac OS. From there, people are now starting to
extrapolate that there was some pact that Apple would kill the Newton then
stay away from the PDA market for the duration of the agreement.

-Laurent.
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