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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Black BElt Video
Message-ID: <1301@corpane.UUCP>
Date: 9 Jan 90 16:03:01 GMT
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Organization: Corpane Industries, Inc., Louisville Ky
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tron1@tronsbox.UUCP (HIM) writes:

>>     Now, it appears that they were given specs and came across with positive
>>  statements about HAM-E then two weeks later announced that they had 'been
>>  working on a simialar board for some time now'?

>Yup .. that sounds like New-Tek!!!

>And now a company like New-Tek is gonna try and steal it ...

>Jeeez ..

If Black Belt is smart, they have patented the box, and if NewTek comes out
with one too similar, they can sue them.

The only problem is that NewTek will probably come out with a box that is
sufficiently different as to not be a patent infringment. Or incorporate
Black Belts HAME ideas into their video toaster (now we can wait another year
for it). 

And since
NewTek already has a reputation for graphics, digitizing, and has several 
products out in the market that they can make to work with their box,
they are probably going to steal Black Belts market share.

Too bad. It's dirty pool IMHO. big business, blech!


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