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To: go_gatrz who wrote (7516)	10/12/2006 9:27:30 AM
From: duedilly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7841

good dissection of fujitsu - i doubt any of them have serious enough interest in HDD longer term to buy WDC and fwiw, this is interesting today (i think it brings intc back to the table): Transmeta Sues Intel Over Chip Patents By DON CLARK October 12, 2006 12:27 a.m.; Page A8 SAN FRANCISCO -- Transmeta Corp. sued Intel Corp., alleging that some of Intel's most popular chips violate ten Transmeta patents. The Silicon Valley company, which filed its complaint in federal court in Delaware, says Intel's Pentium III, Pentium 4, Pentium M, Core and Core 2 lines of microprocessor chips infringe patents on feature that include controlling power consumption in computers. Without specifying dollar figures, Transmeta said it will seek triple the damages it has suffered and an injunction against sale of the Intel products, which Transmeta Chief Executive Arthur Swift estimated had accounted for more than $100 billion in cumulative revenues over the years. An Intel spokesman declined comment until the company has had a chance to review the complaint. Transmeta -- based, like Intel, in Santa Clara, Calif. -- was founded in 1995 to develop chips for building portable computers with features that include long battery life and small size. After failing to gain traction for its chips, the company recently shifted its business to licensing intellectual property. Mr. Swift said Transmeta only opted to sue after extensive licensing negotiations with Intel that failed to result in an agreement. "Discussions reached a point where we felt we really had to seek a judgment in the court," he said.