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To: Ausdauer who wrote (11124)	5/17/2000 6:02:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Canon EOS SLR Camera- Slobber steves-digicams.com Canon has unveiled their newest SLR camera, an EOS series with 3.25 megapixel CCD. Even at $3500 retail, They are going to sell a TON of these. This camera bats the pants off the Nikon D1 (2 megapixel at $5000). And... it uses COMPACTFLASH.

To: Ausdauer who wrote (11124)	5/17/2000 6:10:00 PM
From: scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Aus and thread; Questions re: QCOM and PhotoJet possible discontinuous innovation. The following article and possible implications may be worth pondering. Can wireless transmission and Netcentric personal storage be a possible dampener on projected growth of the personal mobile storage market? Just wondering if anyone cares to contemplate at this point. biz.yahoo.com Tuesday May 16, 7:31 am Eastern Time Company Press Release QUALCOMM Signs CDMA License Agreement with PhotoJet Agreement Expands CDMA Photographic Applications SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2000--QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM - news), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, and PhotoJet LLC, a San Diego-based developer of wireless imaging technologies, today announced that they have entered into a worldwide CDMA license agreement for wireless digital cameras. Under the terms of the agreement, QUALCOMM has granted PhotoJet a multi-million dollar, royalty-bearing license to develop, manufacture and sell wireless cameras for CDMA and High Data Rate (HDR) wireless applications, including cellular, Personal Communications Services (PCS) and wireless local loop, using QUALCOMM's proprietary CDMA technology and patents. ``The consumer need for untethered mobile communications combined with the capacity and quality benefits that CDMA technology provides will result in the introduction of many different types of commercial devices designed to communicate wirelessly,'' said Steve Altman, president of QUALCOMM Technology Alliances. ``QUALCOMM is pleased to enter into this license agreement with PhotoJet for the design, manufacture and sale of CDMA wireless cameras, which we believe represents an exciting market opportunity for the wireless industry. Innovative products, such as PhotoJet's offering, that provide new applications for the capture and transmission of images will help accelerate the convergence of wireless and Internet services.'' ``PhotoJet has chosen QUALCOMM's CDMA technology to support our goal of deploying wireless cameras worldwide and providing wireless image access to consumers and businesses through the Internet,'' said Richard A. Murray, President and CEO of PhotoJet. ``We look forward to working closely with QUALCOMM to establish new standards of excellence and leadership in CDMA wireless camera data connectivity.'' PhotoJet LLC was founded in 1996 by former Encad co-founders George Kirk Branner and Richard A. Murray. Combining years of imaging and technology expertise with the emerging wireless web, PhotoJet is revolutionizing the way the world takes pictures. By merging digital imaging with wireless technologies and the worldwide web, PhotoJet creates products, technologies and services that are changing photography forever. For more information about PhotoJet, please visit the Company's Web site at www.photojet.com or call 858/695-3006.

To: Ausdauer who wrote (11124)	5/17/2000 6:50:00 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 60323

Aus, to your question "Will commonsense ever prevail?" the answer is NO! Lexar will try to tough it out, knowing that a judgment against it, particularly if it includes treble damages for intentionally infringing the patent(s), means bankruptcy. In my view, this is the most likely strategy. Tie up everything in court, refuse to admit defeat, appeal all unfavorable court rulings, finally go bankrupt and walk away from the whole mess, leaving the winner without any compensation (a bankruptcy sets aside all judgments). Lexar can threaten bankruptcy and by doing so may be able to reach some kind of settlement. The argument would be something like this: Let us stay in business and we'll give you a few pennies to compensate for our intentionally using your intellectual property without an agreement. Otherwise we'll gladly declare bankruptcy and walk away from our company with the big salaries we've taken out all these years. This is not cynical. It's the way a lot of people behave. In a bankruptcy proceeding, there are probably other creditors as well, who would get next to nothing, but who stand in front of SNDK at the bank. So, how should SNDK react? First, assume that even with a favorable decision, SNDK will get nothing, not even its legal fees. Second, even if SNDK has no chance of recovering its costs, SNDK should simply allow them to go out of business in the interests of the entire flash memory industry. It would send a message to anyone else who tried this stunt, and it would also remove a competitor, albeit an illegal one. In this case, SNDK should show no mercy. Art