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To: combjelly who wrote (62857)11/8/2001 11:02:51 AM
From: dale_laroyRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
>There are many cases when a standard has started out as a proprietary protocol and then has become a de facto standard.<

Apple's Firewire comes to mind, but Apple charged a licensing fee.



To: combjelly who wrote (62857)11/8/2001 11:23:47 AM
From: wanna_bmwRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
Combjelly, Re: "Heck, it could even become a real standard like IEEE-488 (just to name one) at some point if it gets submitted to a standards organization."

And what would be the ROI of that, besides giving AMD the privilege to say, "See? We did that."

wanna_bmw


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