For those of you who've read _Cryptonomicon_, this is a classic strategic lawsuit. It's interesting that with the number of Palmpilots out there, this lawsuit is only being filed _now_, right when 3Com is about to spin the Palmpilot division off. What this really means is they want a piece of the action when the hot IPO goes through. 3Com will have to settle out of court with Xerox if they want the IPO to go through, and Xerox will probably "graciously" agree to settle for some stock at the IPO price, so they can make a killing when it goes through the roof. As Avi pointed out for Epiphyte in Cryptonomicon, this is technically "good" news for 3Com, as it means their technology is viewed as a hot commodity...
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For those of you who've read _Cryptonomicon_, this is a classic strategic lawsuit. It's interesting that with the number of Palmpilots out there, this lawsuit is only being filed _now_, right when 3Com is about to spin the Palmpilot division off. What this really means is they want a piece of the action when the hot IPO goes through. 3Com will have to settle out of court with Xerox if they want the IPO to go through, and Xerox will probably "graciously" agree to settle for some stock at the IPO price, so they can make a killing when it goes through the roof. As Avi pointed out for Epiphyte in Cryptonomicon, this is technically "good" news for 3Com, as it means their technology is viewed as a hot commodity...