Re: Patents

From: Tim Bates (tbates@karri.bhs.mq.edu.au)
Date: Mon Feb 22 1999 - 19:43:27 MST


thanks for your insights, John (Clark) and Mike L.

john noted that
>>>Even with all their patents I can't build a router as good as
>>>Cisco's and
>>>sell it at 1% of their price.

to which i replied
>>But Lucent can

and john said
>No, I don't believe that they can.
further noting that
>not long ago Lucent filed a big lawsuit against Cisco for violating
>their patents.

I am tempted to say case closed, by some subscribers might simply say
that reflects the state of my intellect ;-)

all the best,
tim



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