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To: Anthony Maza who wrote (7582)	9/23/1998 2:15:00 PM
From: Greg S.	Respond to of 16960

I've already stated my thoughts on the patent. However, someone else brought up a very good point and that is the idea of multitexturing has been around a while but 3Dfx is the one that bore the risk of bringing it to market. They made a product that used it .. so they patented the product. They are rewarded for their innovation with protection from duplication. Either way, I think this is lawsuit is above all aimed at keeping competitors from "crowding the plate" as it was so eloquently put by another user on this board. And nVidia happens to be the best batter out of which to make an example, don't you agree? -G P.S. It'd be nice if all this buying were institutional. I'm glad to see us solid in the double digits again but I'd like it to last this time. How are the other "slammed" chip stocks doing? If they're doing as well as we are then we're just riding the market high ..

To: Anthony Maza who wrote (7582)	9/23/1998 9:27:00 PM
From: Stuart C Hall	Respond to of 16960

Tony, Yes, the Sega suit wasn't forgotten but I don't think that is comparable to our action against nVidia. Keep in mind 1)Sega signed a contract with TDFX. 2)nVidia is a competitor exploring new ground in a technology field. Lawyers and judges understand contracts, they don't understand technology. Still, the Sega suit took a long time. IMHO the nVidia action won't amount to anything as the courts can't keep pace. I would be very pleased if I end up being wrong here. I think this PR is TDFX playing the PR game by TDFX's rules. In the short term maybe it's worth a couple bucks in stock price. In the long term it muddies the waters and creates uncertainty for the Street about the industry's future and TDFX's razor thin technology lead. BTW, I found nVidia's PR about the TDFX suit to be very annoying. The tone was childish and unprofessional. Really made me want to kick some nVidia butt. Regards, Stuart