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To: Crzy Joe who wrote (9136)	11/13/1997 2:56:00 PM
From: Scrapps	Respond to of 22053

Crzy, I've been looking around for information on the ROK suit and haven't found anything definite. However, Remember MSFT announced that MSN would be using K56Flex because their existing equipment is Rockwell based...thus it's simpler, easier and less costly. Well it appears to me the suit is based on that enterchangability of the x2 56K & the K56Flex in the BAY products. ROK is compelled to stop BAY and others from making products so simple to convert over to x2 or whatever. It's like a Ford wheel won't fit a Chevy hub. Also Nov. & Dec. is when the Bay products were to be made available, and this may be an attempt to prevent BAY from shipping them. Something to think about is how many would be ordered for x2 use now compared to being K56Flex ready. It looks like it maybe a very attractive product to ISPs. With that in mind, it would seem BAY & ROK have been dealing with this issue since BAY announced the product in Aug. or before, and the lawsuit isn't news to either of them. BAY seems to have been prepared for the ROK legal action because they didn't hesitate to respond with the counter suit statement, it appears BAY is confident in their position.