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Technology Stocks : The *NEW* Frank Coluccio Technology Forum
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To: ftth who wrote (298)6/28/2000 10:20:00 PM
From: jghutchison   of 46821
 
Dave,

Not many businesses on earth will opt for blindly sending their life blood through arteries owned by a provider with unknown and unproven abilities to deliver reliable service.

I think you have hit the nail right on the head. Everyone is familiar with the QoS of the domestic telephone network. Moving outside that realm will take a big incentive, something like a ten fold increase in bandwidth for the same price to offset the risk factor.

Now there's always the "capture your customer's with stock options" route, which seems to be an acceptable practice these days.

Yes indeed. But it is hardly acceptable. It is downright sleazy. The technical advisory board for a Terabeam would consist of a cast of thousands. Well, maybe hundreds...tens?

I understand that a patent(s) application has been filed. This being the case there is no reason to withold disclosure of the technology to give a potential customer some comfort. Anyone not willing to come clean will surly not get my business, or anyone else's that had a lick of sense. That's the bottom line.

This thing smells of a hyped stock scam. Hence my questions of Lucent's involvement. They can't afford it. Lucent needs to polish its image, rather than tarnish it.

Does Gilder have a stake in this outfit?

Jack Hutchison
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