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Subject	Re: FileMaker Archaeology
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.databases, comp.sys.mac.system
References	(3 earlier) <slrnn6v5i6.mlq.g.kreme@amelia.local> <141220152345582156%nospam@nospam.invalid> <slrnn70buu.o07.g.kreme@amelia.local> <151220151059208787%nospam@nospam.invalid> <slrnn70nar.qqg.g.kreme@amelia.local>
From	Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>
Message-ID	<_I%by.1$IX3.0@fx36.iad> (permalink)
Date	2015-12-15 13:35 -0800

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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.

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