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Right. They managed to get a licence from Xerox to the astonishment of many of the guys working in Xerox PARC.

What´s your take on the morals of this?



The astonishment of the Xerox guys has a lot to do with the utter incompetence of their management.

But yes, Apple had a deal with Xerox


Uh in one case they've gotten permission and are paying to use it and in the other they're not? The morality is clear.


Sorry, my fault... What´s your take on the morals of the Samsung/Apple trial and your feelings regarding protection by software patents?




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