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From: lchirica@polyslo.UUCP (Laurian Chirica)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Motorola policy
Message-ID: <1258@polyslo.UUCP>
Date: 17 Feb 88 02:58:51 GMT
References: <2167@tekred.TEK.COM> <76000121@uiucdcsp>
Reply-To: lchirica@polyslo.UUCP (Laurian Chirica)
Organization: Cal Poly State Univ,CSC Dept,San Luis Obispo,CA 93407
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In article <76000121@uiucdcsp> gillies@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>Motorola and Intel are conspiring to monopolize the processor chip
>market.  With this new generation of chips (68020/030, 80386), both
>companies *refuse* to allow other chipmakers to second-source the
>product.  No second source means NO PRICE COMPETITION.
>
>

Excellent point!
Could the SUN's SPARC chip change the situation?  They seem to be
willing to license their chip.