It's a way for Microsoft to leverage the investment they've already made in this technology. I don't know if this move is to appease banks. It's more to allow Microsoft to generate revenue.

We wouldn't make a huge investment in such a young technology that hasn't yet stabilized. It wouldn't be a good use of tuition dollars.

We are in the middle of a very important technology cycle, ... The companies who cut back on investment now, when the recovery comes, will be stuck with 8-inch capacity...compared to other players who moved to 12-inch.

We coupled that technology investment with dramatic pricing reductions, which have now basically run through the whole industry.

Because you're able to see a spectral fingerprint of a chemical, you could use this technology to uniquely identify chemicals that would be associated with chemical warfare agents.

They want to be able to measure the gains and know whether it's a good technology investment.