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Sounds like an attempt by i2 to crush a new competitor with a very vague lawsuit. Hard to tell if it has any merit.

• davidu 16y ago
  Actually the press release seems relatively specific in their claims. I'd expect the actual complaint to be even more explicit. If it's true, it will not be very hard to prove. As an aside, this stuff happens quite often. It's inappropriate and should never be condoned by anyone in an organization. I think people doing it often forget that these kind of actions can be considered illegal in some cases and jurisdictions, or at the very least a serious violation of licensing agreements.
  • _delirium 16y ago
    It's interesting that they were caught and are being sued. My impression is that this happens all the time in hardware, for example: companies are often using somewhat shady means to get early copies of competitors' prototypes to do teardowns on. Obviously they don't just go to their competitor, identify themselves honestly, and ask to buy a copy. It's usually via front companies, or via contacts at legitimate companies who'll get dev samples legitimately but slip you one, or via side deals with Taiwanese or Chinese fabs, who'll set one aside for you. AFAIK that almost never gets caught/prosecuted.