Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 17:53:52 -0400 From: dennis <dennis@etinc.com> To: Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: if_de.c ???? Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970513175348.00ad7c24@etinc.com>
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At 10:47 AM 5/13/97 +0900, you wrote: >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. They haven't shown a quarterly profit in a year, and their stock is at a five-year low. Pretty good indicators..... Dennis
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