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To: Ramsey Su who wrote (2350)	11/5/1997 8:41:00 PM
From: Allen Benn	Respond to of 10309

>how does WIND fit into the general scheme [re SanDisk's new, small flash memory product] here? The knee-jerk reaction is that anything, anything at all, that reduces size or cost, or that increases speed or functionality, of microprocessor-based systems increases the number of potential application designs that will be compelled to utilize a commercial RTOS. Availability of flash memory enables a huge increase in numbers of applications that can be embedded, because flash memory provides the equivalent of a solid-state hard disk, which many an application sorely needs. Of all commercial RTOS applications, WIND will win about a third or more -- with every indication that WIND's market share is growing. However, it is still true that some advancements are more important than others in terms of compelling embedded systems developers to capitulate and trade in a garden full of home-grown tools for commercial offerings. Cheaper, smaller flash memory qualifies as more important than most. The difficulty of incorporating a file system to support flash memory in a home grown OS would be the straw that breaks many a developer's back, or budget, or deadline, or job security. And we know that WIND provides complete flash memory support based on announcements over the past few months. Allen