This first time poster at RB captured the current state of affairs pretty well:
EDIG's announcements and demonstrations of early prototypes, without later product sales, especially when the marketplace is now flooded with similar products, only heighten the expectations of EDIG investors. The continued delay of the TREO and the MayCom MP2000 being "missing-in-action" also raise anticipation.
Multi-codec capability is not even on the list of the consumer's needs at the moment. MicroOS may yet show promise as a wider standard if the DataPlay devices are a hit. Even then, though, the DataPlay is OS-agnostic.
In the real world, concrete accomplishments are more valuable than future goals, although those too have value. Delays, inaction, and excuses are understandable and tolerable, but they should be remedied quickly and counterbalanced by performance, measured by actualization of of stated purposes. This is the function of any company's management, if they are serious about achieving goals in the marketplace. Thereby, investors achieve goals in the stock market.
I have nothing against EDIG's management on a personal level, nor am I aware of any ethical lapses. I am willing to accept that EDIG may not be the prime source of news as to when/where/how their technology is being used, due to NDA's.
I have been observing this board for almost two years. I have invested in a few thousand shares. I would like nothing more than to see EDIG succeed. I have also acknowledged that buying the stock was and remains to be SPECULATION which implies RISK.
I should be able to reach some conclusions about future potential by Q2 2002. By then, product deliveries or financial statements will tell the tale. New devices will be selling, and, after chaos and false starts, the directions of the major content and device producers and the marketplace will be clear.
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