[BC] Kahn and Greene
Cowboy
curt at cwf1.com
Sat Jun 23 12:18:06 CDT 2012
On Saturday 23 June 2012 12:05:44 am James B. Potter wrote:
> As I vaguely remember, at the time there were at least three competing AM
> stereo systems, the Kahn, Motorola's, and somebody else. Motorola made a
> chip which would decode all three selectively in one radio. I remember from
> the literature and hubbub that Mr. Kahn was suing everybody in sight for
> alleged infringement, and came across as domineering and greedy.
Not to mention that IMHO it was the legal delays and fanageling that
lead to the "market place decision" which ultimately doomed the whole
idea.
It's still my opinion that, rightly or wrongly, Kahn did more to single handedly
destroy AM stereo than even the full Commission, or any other group
combined.
--
Cowboy
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