From: rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 5:55:03 AM UTC-4, Terje Mathisen wrote:   
   > My most popular hack was a sub-700 byte (resident size) replacement for   
   > the Norwegian keyboard and screen font drivers, this compared nicely   
   > with the 20-60 KB required for the various IBM/MS supplied OS drivers   
   > with less functionality.   
   >   
   > The result was that HP/Compaq here in Norway stole my program and handed   
   > it out to all their major corporate customers. When we caught them   
   > red-handed they refused to pay any restitution and promized never to so   
   > it again.   
   >   
   > A year later we caught them again, and this time my bosses had such a   
   > good relationship with the HP folks that they once again stopped me from   
   > suing HP. :-(   
      
   Apples does similar things.  I read a tech article where Apple   
   execs were questioned about why they didn't honor the other   
   company's intellectual property and proceeded to move forward   
   in violation with that company's terms...   
      
   Apple's reply was basically:  If there's an issue that comes up   
   regarding that technology, we'll just acquire the company and then   
   all tech in question will be ours.   
      
   Having big money lets you do things others cannot.   
      
   --   
   Rick C. Hodgin   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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