Duke, your original post indeed sounded to me like you were just trying to give Osicom a negative image without any factual support. If you were asking a serious question, here is a serious answer:
Regarding the NetArm chip, what Osicom did they took a processor from one company (ARM), operating system from another, core logic from third company (Atmel) and they added a bunch of their own software whch supports IP and many other protocols and they made all those different parts from other companies work together. They created the NetArm chip. The beauty of the chip is that it provides the complete solution on a single chip which makes the job of OEM's that much easier to incorporate it into a product.
As far as ARM owning and manufacturing the chip, I would like to know how did you come with such information. In the most recent press release by the company who made the operating system for NetArm it clearly states that NetArm is produced by Osicom.
Also the reason that I made a comparison with Intel's Pentium and PC, is because you can think of NetArm kind of the same. NetArm is a PC and ARM provides the processor for it, and another company provides the operating system for it, etc... The entire solution is on a single chip put together by Osicom.
As far as other products made by Osicom, they not of a commodity type (as modems for example). Products like IQX-200 and especially Gigamux have great future and their other products will complement IQX-200 and Gigamux very well, and to understanding all those products will require some technical knowledge and some time to do research because they are sophisticated products.
Good luck with investing in Osicom.
- Alex
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