Microsoft / Amiga connections

From: Iggy Drougge <optimus_at_canit.se>
Date: Sat Feb 17 12:16:35 2001

John Foust skrev:

>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.

Another SGI firm, then.

>>>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?

Can't remember, I'm content with LhA. The copyright blurb says Data
Compression Technologies of Canada.

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