On 30 Sep 2002 at 9:24, Andrew wrote:

> http://info.borland.com/about/press/1999/inprise_ms.html
>
> A few questions:
>
> 1) Did Microsoft's $125-million investment (June 1999) have anything
> to do with Borland divesting itself of Interbase?
>
> 2) Did the investment have anything to do with Bill Karwin, Paul
> Beach and Wayne Ostiguy's resignations in December 1999?
>
> 3) Did "the right to use Inprise-patented technology in MS products"
> include Interbase in any way, shape, or form?
>
> Not to dredge up a painful period, but damned if I'm not curious
> about how all the snippets in Claudio's 'Interbase Roadmap' fit
> together...

As far as I know and correctly recollect my days at Borland, there is no
relation between MS deal and InterBase (All mentioned Inprise patents
were from two-way tools area). It's no more than just a coincidence.

Best regards
Pavel Cisar
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