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To: padco who wrote (4807)	9/25/2000 2:50:38 AM
From: axial	Respond to of 16863

Hi, Padco - If Hatim believes he can make a WOFDM version of Bluetooth, then what does he want HAVI for? Well, because Bluetooth is not W-OFDM. It's frequency-hopping, and because of that fact, and a few others, it will never have the data transport capacity of W-OFDM. The HAVi spec, with its possible Jini and UpnP bridging, seems to be gaining great support, and is a "future-proof" technology. Since it will offer 'wireless firewire', the success of the spec offers the possibility of a significant revenue stream, plus continued reduction in ASIC prices due to economies of scale. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I don't know where people get the perception that the FCC decision was leaked. The remarks are irresponsible; I consider myself a well-informed Wi-LAN investor, and I had no idea. Nor did anyone else; I can only consider that the accusations come from an attempt to escape personal responsibility for investment decisions. It's always easier to throw unprovable accusations around than to accept the burden of a risky investment. On the 11th. of September, somebody posted a rumor to the effect on Stockhouse. I considered the idea so unlikely that I didn't even respond, though rr did: stockhouse.com Looking at the graphs for the stock price, it is impossible to accept the complaint that the stock began dropping in price because of the leakage of FCC information, because the price rose until mid-July. I can, through Canada Stockwatch, find if there was a correlation between any house's selling, and the FCC news. There was no such correlation. Every weekend and every month, I analyze the data (just checkin' on Cush, LOL!): if it was there, I think I'd see it. While it is my personal belief that the matter should have been made public, I accept the fact that there are equally compelling arguments for not releasing the information, based on a corporate definition of non-materiality. Well, as I said, it's been a difficult business, for company and investor alike. I think that investors who were bothered by this will be having fainting fits if we ever go to court, LOL! Best regards, Jim