Depends on how you view it. Whatever knowledge is public which is information we are accessing, rest assured Carter has access to that information and is paying close attention to it considering how much it could affect is own pockets. Therefore, it would mean his buyout price would come down dramatically, and Cisco could still be considering a buyout so there is no chance to get reprimanded for a huge sum of money in court. It's basically a settlement, but it assures Cisco going forward that they never have to deal with the Chanbond problem ever again. Whereas going to court they could be crippled for over a billion dollars or more and also this information seems to be rumors at best right now because the article just declares its their intentions to get away from hardware but more then likely won't get away from a lot of their hardware already in place.
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