Apple Computer Inc, Microsoft Corp and Hewlett-Packard have a deadline of January 31 1992 to complete the discovery process in Apple’s suit against the other two over the Macintosh user interface, Judge Vaughn Walker has decided; the ruling brings a resolution of the suit in sight and is a small blow to the defendants, which wanted to continue discovery for a year. The judge also said he was inclined to dismiss Hewlett-Packard’s counter-suit alleging that Apple’s suit is an attempt to monopolise part of the computer industry received a reception from a federal judge. He said he would issue a written ruling on it shortly.
