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To: jim kelley who wrote (57551)	10/13/2000 12:31:06 AM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Hi all; Oh, this is too good to pass up! Re: "I have had discussions with associates about the underlying purpose of the anti rambus campaign." And what kind of associates might jim kelley be possessed of? The movers and shakers of industry? Engineers on the cutting edge of technology? Lawyers with years of experience in patent litigation? Nope. And then it ends with this one: "These tactics would have been less effective if Intel had not made many slips over the last year." I can just see how the world must look to these guys. A beautiful new technology is born in the mind of a couple super geniuses. They start Rambus, and their secret technique to speed up memory is ripped from their hands by greedy industry in collaboration with the Quislings of the press. Good thing Intel's there with the white hats! And now, 90% of the way through the movie, the settlers look like they're going to be overcome by the unruly savages, who though they are obviously blood crazed and stupid, yet are also strangely organized and posses sly, but unfair, tactics. Fortunately, as jim kelley's associates have already observed many times in the past, the Cavalry shows up just before the end and saves the victims. -- Carl

To: jim kelley who wrote (57551)	10/13/2000 9:08:21 AM
From: blake_paterson	Respond to of 93625

Jim, re: "There is another variation of this tactic practiced by large companies against smaller more innovative companies. Companies in Silicon valley frequently try to stifle new innovation from smaller companies by tying their product up with bad faith exclusive distribution contracts. There are many weapons to chose from but the underlying tactic is the same." You are preaching to the choir. Remember that fable I posted in June or so that I got gored and flamed for? I lived that one. Beginning to end. 7 years. Squashed by those with channel control. Sham tech transfer, licensing and distribution agreements. Sham DD to purchase us (lift up your dress and pull down your panties honey, and I promise I will honor the NDA's in the mornin'). My rectum is now big enough to drive a truck thru. The better technology always loses in the market when it is undercapitalized and under resourced. Law of the jungle. This is why I have such disdain for the likes of the con artistes on this thread. These pigeons never had the b@lls to build something, only cr@p all over what others are building. They're a dime a dozen. Sorry for the rant. BP