> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eelco [SMTP:e.deutekom@HCCNET.NL]
> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 11:28 AM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      [OT]: FUTURE PRODUCT
>
> Hello,
>
> Where I work we have this killing yoke. It's quite simple actually. It
> goo's
> like this. Who invented the term FUTURE PRODUCT?
>
>  Let me help you it begins
> with micro and ends with chip guess who?
> On paper Mchip looks great but in the real world
> it.......................:-(. Care to comment? Pleas do.
>
> Regards,
> Eelco Deutekom.
>
A little unfair to pick on MChip, you could say this about virtualy all IC
manufacturers.  The moral of the story is to NEVER design a product in
anticipation of a "future device" being ready in time for production.

Regards

Mike

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