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To: The Phoenix who wrote (48129)	2/6/2001 2:17:26 PM
From: FESHBACH_DISCIPLE	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 77400

phoenix we finally agree on something. Optical parts biz is rapidly becoming a commodity. There are all kinds of knockoff companies in the far east that have reverse enginered much of the stuff. I applaud cisco from staying away from components. Go cisco

To: The Phoenix who wrote (48129)	2/6/2001 2:32:59 PM
From: telecomguy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 77400

Probably the word "component" is quite misleading in the case of optics. We are not talking about commodity here and one thing I am sure you are aware of is that the components and the sub-systems that NT, LU, JDSU R&D and design are quite important in the PEFORMANCE of the final system assembly that CSCO sells to the Carriers. In that scenario, I think it would be a gross simplification to say that CSCO will merely "purchase" the components that best meets the system requirement because the best system component may in fact be R&D'd and controlled by NT's optical unit which NT will have full control over.