On Sunday 12 December 2004 06:03 am, Esben Stien wrote: > Frank Barknecht <fbar@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > So basically they want to protect their investment in getting > > knowledge of how to implement a powerful firewire interface from the > > eyes of other hardware manufacturers. > > A society where you put money higher than cooperating with other > people is not a good society, in my opinion. Say, whyncha cooperate and lend me a couple hundred thousand? ;)