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Multitexture is a concept. You can't patent concepts, for God's sake. I have
a hard time believing that a single-chip multitexture implementation is that
similar to a multiple-chip implementation.

Jeff

rquick wrote in message <3607fe70.0@news1.ibm.net>...
>Without good legal protection of intellectual property we would all see a
>drastic reduction in new products to play with.  Companies like 3DFX would
>not be willing to invest $$$ in developing new technology if they expected
>their competitors to just steal it and "duke it out" in the marketplace.
>Wake up! and smell the coffee.  The world is moving on without you.
>
>m8rox@usa.net wrote in message <360ad98c.3279188@207.126.101.100>...
>>And Matrox, ATI, Rendition, NEC.. Whose left?
>>
>>Give me a break. 3dfx is now in the unenviable position of a company
>>who is too pussy to fight it out in the real market so they ask the
>>government to step in hold their hands.
>>
>>I am disappointed in you 3dfx. I thought you were a cut above the
>>rest.
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