Dr. An
Wang (the inventor of magnetic core memory) did a lot of experimentation
with core logic, and had patented it. But, IBM offered him big bucks to
assume the patent, and he took the money. Later, Dr. Wang realized that
he got ripped off by IBM,
That is now how IBM felt. They paid thru the nose for the license. The
also spent a large amount of money trying to get around the license
before they caved.
--
Will