Sun has applied for official recognition by the International Standards Organization and the International Electrotechnical Commission, a process that requires a vote in 30 member countries. They're walking on eggshells around us. A lot of men have felt that by letting women into the club, by letting them into positions of power, it'll be a loss for them. It's interesting that the court has recognized the Internet as a valid form of communications. It's better to think about Silicon Valley as a region, rather than as independent firms.
Some people say they wake up thinking they work for Silicon Valley.
Their loyalty is more to advancing technology or to the region than it is to any individual firm. In the old days, if you worked for IBM, you could move from one division to another. Here we've got lots of corporate entities, but from a technology perspective, you can think of it as different divisions. A lot of cross-pollination goes on.