Yes FJ, as I mentioned, we've beat this horse to death, and yes, that is what was regarded as the most likely reason given for not speaking more loudly.
My point was that it was interesting the more established HP has no problem talking about something that was years down the development tube, whereas POET, potentially weeks away from announcing a 100nm chip, is saying virtually nothing....
...which supports your contention, avoiding the swoop-in...
I guess when you're an established company, you're not worried so much about someone coming in and taking you over since it would be a very expensive proposition.