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To: BillHoo who wrote (23302)	3/1/1999 10:57:00 AM
From: soup	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

USB 2.0 and FireWire. via Macintouch >Now, back to the FUD accusation. It is clear that the squeeze presented by the Intel PR machine is a stretch; it is mostly contrived. Why even mention FireWire? Why not just pre-announce USB 2.0 and Future ATA? Because Intel wants to kill FireWire/1394. If people swallow this squeeze angle, they will not be eager to buy 1394 devices and 1394-capable machines, for Fear of future obsolescence. This is the F part of FUD. The Uncertainty is that maybe 1394 will go away, and we will be able to give ALL our R&D money, ALL our chipset money, to Intel in appreciation for their monopoly on good ideas and licensing rights. Intel is saying, "Doubt the good future of 1394. Listen to us: we will be able to do better in a couple of years. Be willing to live without 1394's stellar capabilities now, and perhaps we can come up with something that will mostly fill the gap in a couple of years."< macintouch.com