Chapter 206: Chapter 75: Judgment_2

Jon Meyer stared at Dan Bricklin, speaking deliberately, "Witness, as the head of a software company, how long do you think it takes to develop software with spreadsheet and document functionalities? After borrowing or plagiarizing from other similar software, how much time can be saved? I need you to answer this from a professional standpoint."

"From a functionality implementation perspective, a computer science-trained programmer can independently develop it within a month. VisiCalc, the software I independently developed, only took two months. Generally speaking, for software with straightforward functionalities that don't require integration or additional extensions, yes, a month is sufficient. As for your second question, I believe... you should know the answer, Attorney. Lotus 1-2-3 took two months to discreetly complete its adaptation from VisiCalc."

Jon Meyer immediately turned to the judge, "Your Honor, I believe the expert witness's testimony is biased, and I request..."