Splinter Unix?

[Roger B.A. Klorese]

In article <647 at auvax.UUCP> louis at auvax.UUCP (Louis Schmittroth) writes:
>In article <345 at mipseast.mips.COM>, rogerk at mips.COM (Roger B.A. Klorese) writes:
>> Because AT&T doesn't want to sell those rights to anyone, but rather, 
>> protect its investment in offering the only platforms which will be UNIX 
>> on day one of release, namely their own products and those developed by 
>> their soon-to-be-subsidiary, Sun Microsystems.
>        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Where did you pick up that rumor?  That just doesn't seem to conform
>to the style of Sun.  Has anybody any further info on such a move?

I didn't say "wholly-owned subsidiary", you see.  AT&T has rights to buy
up to 20% of Sun's stock.
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