Correct, Bill.
K.
On 01/09/06, Bill Pearce <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> what kind of legal trouble did Minolta
> > have and how would it affect Olympus so that they would cease
> > development of an AF system. Why did it not affect the other AF systems?
> Minolta's system was, depending on the side of the suit, either similar
> but
> different or cpoied directly from Honeywell patents. After their cameras
> were on the market, Honeywell sued, and won a jillion dollars. The result
> was the financial crippling of Minolta, and the fear of God in the hearts
> of
> other camera makers. Apparently, some paid a license fee, but someone else
> will have to say whom.Obviously, Canon won the war, as most everyone
> prefers
> their AF to any other. It apparently caused Olympus and some others to
> turn
> to pillars of salt.
>
> Bill Pearce
>
>
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