VisiCalc's publishers, VisiCorp (originally named Personal Software), sued Software Arts in September 1983, much to the surprise (and dismay...) of us at Software Arts. Software Arts countersued. The lawsuit went to a preliminary injunction hearing in 1984, where the judge did not grant the injunction requested by VisiCorp. In the summer of 1984, a settlement was reached. VisiCorp was eventually sold off to various players. Software Arts' assets were sold to Lotus Development Corporation, the creators and publishers of the 1-2-3 spreadsheet, in 1985. Lotus decided not to continue publishing VisiCalc.

Bob went to work for Lotus, and I, after a brief time consulting to Lotus, founded Software Garden to develop the Dan Bricklin's Demo Program (with Lotus' blessing).