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From: gaynor@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Jim Gaynor)
Subject: Re: TrueType problem with Word 4
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In article <1991Apr9.041738.5550@eng.umd.edu> russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) writes:
>
>No. Apple licensed TrueType (Royal, at the time) to Microsoft, in return for
>a PostScript Clone MS bought off someone else (but seems to have vanished,
>leaving Apple holding the smelly end of the stick again.  When are they going
>to learn not to give anything of value to MicroSoft?)

	Actually, the PostScript Clone that Microsoft bought, and then
traded to Apple, is now known as TrueImage.  There's even a printer
(all of one) on the market that uses TrueImage as its imaging
software.  Woo.

	The whole fiasco that involved Adobe, Apple, and Microsoft in
font and imaging technology has actually turned out well for Apple.
Adobe, in response to having its dominance attacked, has loosened up
and become a much more reasonable company, opening up Type 1 and
making PostScript both cheaper and better.  Microsoft is adopting
TrueType for Windows 3.1, thus assuring that plenty of font suppliers
who wouldn't otherwise make TrueType fonts will do so.  And Apple
still has TrueImage, which rumor says they will use for a forthcoming
printer.

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