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To: AK2004 who wrote (51609)	8/17/2001 9:30:14 PM
From: wanna_bmw	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 275872

Albert, I think you are misunderstanding me. I am saying that if Intel does win a court case against VIA, I believe they can hold motherboard manufacturers accountable, if they prove that these manufacturers intentionally shipped their products when they knew they were not supposed to. Intel is not above the law, but neither is VIA and those manufacturers that are willing to go through and release a product, even after being challenged with licensing rights. Imagine if this were the other way around. Let's say that Intel was planning on launching a chipset, and VIA claimed that Intel had patents of theirs, and publicly urged motherboard manufacturers not to use Intel's products to avoid legal action. Wouldn't you consider it a good idea for these manufacturers to halt production until the licensing can be cleared up in court? wanna_bmw