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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (76966)	3/4/2000 9:20:00 AM
From: Les H	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 132070

(pure purchase accounting may indeed not be ideal to capture the true value of certain intangibles like intellectual property) The counter argument to this would be that if intellectual property is so valuable, why the extensive use of the writing off of in-process R&D in just about every case?

To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (76966)	3/4/2000 9:43:00 AM
From: Freedom Fighter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Heinz, That letter was terrific. When I write them you can usually sense my emotion and anger. Yours was well written, professional, and hit on all the important points. Thanks for the effort and the lesson. Wayne