In article <_I%by.1$IX3.0@fx36.iad>, Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>
wrote:
> On 12/15/15 10:32 AM, Lewis wrote:
> > In message <151220151059208787%nospam@nospam.invalid>
> > nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> >> In article <slrnn70buu.o07.g.kreme@amelia.local>, Lewis
> >> <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I posted this in comp.databases.filemaker but that group gets even
> >>>>>>>> less traffic than this one (if possible).
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I have been using FieMaker since before Claris bought it.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Claris did not buy Filemaker.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> yes they did, from nashoba systems
> >>>>>
> >>>>> You are grossly misinformed.
> >>>
> >>>> you're grossly ignorant.
> >>>
> >>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claris#Creation>
> >>>> In 1988, Claris purchased FileMaker from Nashoba Systems and quickly
> >>>
> >>> Claris could not buy anything, being a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple.
> >>> Apple bought FileMaker and assigned it to Claris.
> >
> >> nonsense,
> >
> > Not at all. In fact, the purchase of FileMaker and the spinning out of
> > Claris were nearly synchronous events. Without the purchase of FileMaker
> > Claris would never have been spunout because the whole reason for
> > creating Claris was to continue to sell FileMaker to PC users.
> >
> >> but even if that were true, filemaker was still bought.
> >
> > Not the point at all. But thanks for playing.
>
> 1. Where is it written that wholly-owned subsidiaries cannot buy anything?
>
> 2. Claris was formed in 1987 to continue the development of MacWrite,
> MacPaint, MacProject, MacDraw (as well as Apple II program, AppleWorks)
> at some remove from Apple itself.
>
> 3. FileMaker wasn't purchased until the next year.

You're wasting your time. Brainless nospam lives in his own fantasy
world. Just killfile the moron and ignore him.