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To: Goutam who wrote (100139)	3/27/2000 12:54:00 AM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571808

Goutama, is it illegal or unethical to collude with another company to prevent a new competing technology from taking any foothold, or is it just Intel scrambling? I have no idea if Intel is involved. Many times in the past they have used very questionable legal practices to promote their business interests. A good example of this was when they threatened to restrict allocations of parts to disloyal customers. Scumbria

To: Goutam who wrote (100139)	3/27/2000 1:06:00 AM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1571808

Re: "Just for the discussion sake, if Intel does have a role in Rambus' frenzy of legal suits - is it illegal or unethical to collude with another company to prevent a new competing technology from taking any foothold, or is it just Intel scrambling?" Just for discussion sake, is it right to defend your patented technology from theft by your competitors? EP

To: Goutam who wrote (100139)	3/27/2000 1:09:00 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1571808

Just for the discussion sake, if Intel does have a role in Rambus' frenzy of legal suits - is it illegal or unethical to collude with another company to prevent a new competing technology from taking any foothold, or is it just Intel scrambling? Goutama, I think Intel uses lawsuits to muddy up the waters, slow down competitors and financially weakened those same competitors. Its a tactic favored by large companies and people with a great deal of wealth. And in that setting, fairly common. I think RMBS is simply following Intel's lead. ted