Microsoft / Amiga connections

From: John Foust <jfoust_at_threedee.com>
Date: Sat Feb 17 07:53:26 2001

At 04:31 AM 2/17/01 +0100, Iggy Drougge wrote:
>>I'm not aware of any connection between ASDG /Elastic Reality
>>and Microsoft. ASDG sold out to Avid... again, quite willingly.
>>Their products were barely marketed there and languished.
>
>Really? I thought those two were M$ victims.

3D software maker Softimage was acquired by Microsoft, managed
poorly for several years, then sold to Avid. That's probably
the connection you're thinking of.

>>I'm not aware of the connection between .CAB and LZX. Did they
>>buy a technology or just hire the person?
>They certainly hired the person, don't know who actually owns the technology.

Who was that?

- John
Received on Sat Feb 17 2001 - 07:53:26 GMT