427Cobra: Re: 1) the 20% is what makes all of the difference. The 80% basic chip is not the critical part.
Really? Please explain. I would tend to disagree, but I am willing to be proven wrong. My guess would have been that the 80% that is Powerstream contains the majority of error correction and noise suppression functions. The remaining 20% would be the formatting, protocol and interfacing functions that make the technology a telephone line application instead of powerline. I eagerly await your explanation of how I am wrong, and why the Powerstream part of the technology is not the critical part. Additionally, if it is not the critical part, why did we pay over 5 million for it and give away a "small percentage of each sale". Something does not add up. Once again, I eagerly await your response. Don't worry about being too technical. I think I can hang.
2)That doesn't mean they haven't been working on Embarq at the same time.
Uh, you probably need to read it again.
Because Rim has committed to outsourcing at this stage in our development, the engineers at Adaptive Networks do our engineering work on our behalf. Directed by Dr. Propp, the
Adaptive engineers have during the last 24 months completed the PowerStream™ core, and are now working to complete Embarq™.
Maybe my reading skills are poor, but it sure sounds to me like is says that for the last 24 months, the engineers have been working on Powerstream, and *now* they are working on Embarq. Wait. That *is* what it says.
3) They own 100% of the license to use the tech in telephony. That is all that matters.
Oh, I would say that the "small percentage of each chip sold" matters too. But then, what do I know...
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