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To: Amy J who wrote (168235)	7/15/2002 9:39:33 AM
From: Dave	Respond to of 186894

Amy, But MS has no control on chip patents, only Intel does, unless MS creates some of its own, right? Depends on the type of "chip" one wants to sell. Technically, MSFT could enter the uP market and have a third party, such as IBM, fab the chip. Protect MS at the top-level game level by attacking any and all chip makers that attempt to supply MS features to MS competitors that MS has patents for. Actually, I believe that Microsoft will incorporate the technologies covered in their patents within their Operating System and Gaming Platform. Therefore, graphics chips producers may have to license microsoft IP. In the end, this appears that Microsoft may adopt the Semiconductor-IP business model.