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In article <483@berlioz.nsc.com> andrew@dtg.nsc.com (Lord Snooty @ The Giant Poisoned Electric Head       ) writes:
>In article <34315@mips.mips.COM>, mark@mips.COM (Mark G. Johnson) writes:
>> [list of US manufacturers..]
>> There are dozens and dozens more; these are just a handful.
>
>it was ee times. i think they ought to know.
>-- 
>Andrew Palfreyman	andrew@dtg.nsc.com	Albania before April!

   I only quoted that Moto was using a Nikon machine. EE Times has
had other articles / industry news, about SEMAtech grumblings and
such. SEMAtech is worried. I'm keeping my eye out.

   There seems to be a consistent theme developing however. The story
goes something like this:
   "IBM is developing technology  zzz. IBM may be willing to liscense
this key technology once the patents are established. IBM stands to
receive royalties for a number of years. [IBM saves US bacon from
Japanese incursion]."
   Where technology  zzz for this month happens to be X-ray lithography.
Last month, DRAM's. I shouldn't complain, and I'm not lauding IBM,
Lord forbid.

   Permit me an observation. It might be cheaper to buy-in to Thrifty,
Circle K, 7-11, etc. [which fits TJ's theory of sub-companies]. Then
suggest to board of chairmen to go where the money is, ie. Japan.
So long mom-and-pop, or venda-machines.
   Perhaps we could export the Madison Avenue Advertising menace
too. :)


-Myron
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