Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 20:20:47 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Mark Habersack <grendel AT hoth DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl>
Reply-To: grendel AT hoth DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl
To: Lorier <lorier AT ihug DOT co DOT nz>
cc: Matthias DOT Paul AT post DOT rwth-aachen DOT de, opendos-developer AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Usage of directory entries
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On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, Lorier wrote:

> >DBLSPACE could).  Since Stac suffered from M$ pressure and was almost 
> >running out of money, they made a deal with M$:  Stac was 'allowed' 
> >to use the pre-load API (as also de-assembled by many other vendors 
> >without being sued for), and M$ could ship DRVSPACE with MS-DOS 
> >6.22...
> 
> Is it just me, but if MS have hooks in that there applications can use but
> other peoples applications can not, then M'Soft are breaking a few laws are
> they not? :)
DOes that surprise you!?!? It was a long time ago Micro$loth was accused of
such practices!