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To: LindyBill who wrote (22345)	4/5/2000 11:57:00 PM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Lindy, SanDisk bet the future of the company on the CF standard. SanDisk basically offered the standard as a possibility and it was embraced by the industry because of its attributes. Recall that Kodak was one of the primary supporters of CF early on. The CF standard is open, but based on proprietary innovations. My guess is that SNDK did not anticipate the IP would be challenged. Indeed, some have decided to sign on and pay royalties. Others have thumbed their noses. In any case, the standard is there to attract manufacturers and propel the standard forward. SanDisk never intended to be the sole supplier of CompactFlash for reasons that are quite obvious...they could never meet demand and there would be no real impetus to make improvements. My point is, the recent court decisions indicate that SanDisk should be able to receive a nominal royalty payment for each CF card produced, regardless of origin. But SanDisk's real motivation is not the money, it is keeping the standard alive, to keep the standard moving forward, to bring down cost to the consumer through competition and for all to succeed in the process. Ausdauer