At 9:51 PM -0700 5/7/97, Lucky Green wrote:

At 09:37 PM 5/7/97 -0700, Marshall Clow wrote:

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Apple, as far as I know, has no GAK project in place. In fact, as far as I know, the last GAK-related action that anyone at Apple has participated, was to participate in the original press release.

Which was a big mistake. I know I complained loudly to them. I suspect others did as well.

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This is not meant as a defense of Apple. I have discussed their support of this organization with senior management there, and tried to convince them of the errors of their ways. Rather, it is a comment on their current activities regarding GAK.

Do you feel you had success in discussing this issue with them?

Thanks,

No, I did not. I feel that Apple's "lack of participation" is much more a preoccupation with other matters (like losing $700M) rather than a stand on principle. However, I suspect that if Apple management actually started work on such a project (or were ready to begin seeding), there would be a lot of opposition, both inside and outside Apple. Martin, do you have any comment on this? -- Marshall Marshall Clow Aladdin Systems <mailto:mclow@mailhost2.csusm.edu> "In Washington DC, officials from the White House, federal agencies and Congress say regulations may be necessary to promote a free-market system." -- CommunicationsWeek International April 21, 1997