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From: Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp>
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On Mon, 12 May 1997, Terry Lambert wrote:

> > >This presumes that somehow the "taiwanese clone manufacturers" can
> > >ride on the backs of the marketing companies.  This is an unlikely
> > >scenario -- each company must do it's own marketing.
> > 
> > What planet are you from? There are HUNDREDS of ne2000 clones that
> > do zero marketing. Infotel and a hoard of other DEC chip clones rode
> > SMC...now SMC is in having big problems.

I didn't know SMC was having problems.  I think 3COM and Intel pushing for
integrated ethernet on the motherboard is more of threat to SMC than the
clone makers.

Mike