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Technology Stocks : Network Appliance
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To: dwayanu who wrote (2056)1/13/2000 3:57:00 AM
From: kas1  Read Replies (1) of 10934
 
> I don't think it's likely that any competitor will appear > in the next couple of years, but if some big
> company thinks the NAS market is big enough

Except the case of technologies protected by patent, this is the best any company can hope for. Thinking that "anyone could do this" would have dissuaded you from some very profitable investments in companies like Cisco and Intel over the years.

While barriers to entry are an important thing to look for, we shouldn't expect to find real, visible brick barriers awaiting our inspection -- if anything, the companies would hide such barriers, for fear of DOJ wrath.

imho only of course :-)
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