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To: Joe Wagner who wrote (26856)	5/11/2000 2:52:00 PM
From: trendmastr	Respond to of 29386

Be on the look out for a Wall Street Journal article on the deal, possibly Friday. tm

To: Joe Wagner who wrote (26856)	5/11/2000 3:02:00 PM
From: ShamukE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29386

What do you think would happen to Ancor if the deal fell through, for non-technical reasons? Comments. Please.

To: Joe Wagner who wrote (26856)	5/11/2000 3:20:00 PM
From: w2j2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29386

Joe, If Sun had ramped 6 months earlier, we would have received a better price for our shares. (Shoulda, woulda, coulda) However, sooner or later the FC SAN field would naturally consolidate. Adaptor makers would reach a revenue and technology plateau, and they would look for a broader product line to expand their revenue potential. Eventually adaptors will become commodities just like 3COM and ethernet. Furthermore, switches and software would give them higher gross margins and more value added. Also, by eventually combining, the players would create a 1 stop shop providing end to end solutions and guaranteed interoperability. Finally, if FC wins the mind share game over the FUD that Cisco is spreading about vaporware ethernet for the SAN, then Cisco will simply buy into the FC space. Ancr & Qlgc have anticipated the future and are pre-empting it. Nice visionary thinking, with the balls to act upon it. wj