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The Quattro Pro spreadsheet was launched in 1989 with, at the time, a notable improvement and charting capabilities.

Lotus Development, under the leadership of Jim Manzi sued Borland for copyright infringement ( see " look and feel ").

The litigation, Lotus Dev.

Corp. v. Borland Int ' l, Inc., brought forward Borland's open standards position as opposed to Lotus ' closed approach.

Borland, under Kahn's leadership took a position of principle and announced that they would defend against Lotus ' legal position and " fight for programmer's rights ".

After a decision in favor of Borland by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the case went to the United States Supreme Court.

Because Justice John Paul Stevens had recused himself, only eight Justices heard the case, and it ended in a 4 – 4 tie.

As a result, the Fourth Circuit decision remained standing, but the Supreme Court result, being a tie, did not bind any other court and set no national precedent.