...On we go with the Patent lawsuit discussion.

My thoughts open for roasting:

And we wonder why technology does not advance faster?
Scenix will have a better, faster product.  This is the
whole idea of invention.  It is the basis of the computer
industry.  So what if they use principles that are now
common knowledge.  The point is THEY HAVE A BETTER PRODUCT!
Maybe it will scare Microchip into advancing faster.
We are the ones to gain in this. We will get faster chips
and cheaper prices with competition.

Don Lancaster has quite a section on his website about
the trouble with the patent system if anyone is interested.
Here is an interesting quote that applies...
"A third is that the economic breakeven needed to recover
patent costs is something between $12,000,000.00 and
$40,000,000 in gross sales.  It is ludicrously absurd to
try and patent a million dollar idea."

http://www.tinaja.com/patnt01.html

Either way, Microchip is correct in sueing, yet stupid in
doing so.  Instead, they should spend that money in R&D to
come out with a 50 MIPS processor!

John Adams


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