Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 14:56:20 01/18/00
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On January 18, 2000 at 17:31:10, Robert Hyatt wrote: [snip] >>I think the incentive is gone from IBM for obvious reasons (including the one >>that you state). However, the incentive would be just as strong or stronger for >>other organizations. It seems that this might be a constructive way for >>competition to enhance technology. > >I don't think it will happen. It will require a huge investment without Hsu's >assistance, since it would require starting over from scratch. It would require >Kasparov signing on early to try to capture some of that fantastic publicity >that IBM grabbed with the first two matches. This last seems not likely, since >he doesn't seem to want to play computers, period. After 7 years, the patent will expire. But I think something will happen with it before then. If Hsu does not want to pursue it himself, perhaps he can let others build the chip on royalties. I'll bet some entrepeneur would be interested in that approach. >Which means the whole thing is _very_ unlikely, IMHO. Time will tell, but I don't think the chips will lay on the drawing board forever. Someone will make use of the design, whether Hsu, an outside investor, or someone who just waits for the patent to expire.
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