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Originally Posted by Kevin8or
Okay, then, let's guess that Apple invented it and licensed it to Microsoft.
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Exactly so! Adobe had the PostScript 'Type 1' fonts, the format of which was a deep, dark secret, and charged a lot for licensing PostScript and the fonts and tools to create the fonts.
So Apple came up with TrueType - a completely different font format, which has now evolved into OpenType.
I think it's safe to say that without TrueType, Adobe's Type 1 font format wouldn't have become public knowledge as quickly as it did.
Anyone remember what Microsoft gave to Apple in return for a perpetual license to the TrueType format?
After all, TrueType's quite a big deal, and is known by everyone interested in computer fonts. Presumably Apple got something that's still pretty important?
Well, no.
Microsoft' part of the cross-licensing deal was TrueImage - a clone PostScript interpreter. No-one's ever used it that I'm aware of.
Sigh.... Apple still hadn't learned that in any deal with Microsoft, they'll get the short end of the stick.
OK, who's next?