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Technology Stocks : Rambus (RMBS) - Eagle or Penguin
RMBS 96.29+2.2%Dec 2 3:59 PM EST
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To: Dave B who wrote (45165)6/20/2000 12:47:00 AM
From: pompsander  Read Replies (1) of 93625
 
I continue to be surprised by the attitude of some on the thread who, even after making tons of money on the stock itself, still despise the very corporate strategy and assets of the company.

Hey, I don't understand any of this engineering mumbo jumbo. I own Rambus in large part because of its patents. I own Cree in large part because of its patents. I own Gemstar in large part because of its patents. Each one of those companies is called a "dictator" or (in Gemstar's case) a "patent terrorist". The patents for effectively growing and combining silicon carbide crystals with other elements or designing an electronic program guide for the television seem as esoteric to me as DRAM design and manufacture. In Gemstar's case the argument that one button channel selection for television is too simple to deserve a patent has been fought and lost. What is the problem with companies' entitlement to IP? Maybe they weren't the best, the fastest, the cleanest or the cutest....but they got the patent! Earnings will follow. The stock will flourish.

I recognize that debating the validity of the patent is one thing....but arguing that a legitimate patent should have no value is a dead end road.
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