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On 8 May 2017, at 11:27 AM, Jason Schiller <<a href="mailto:jschiller@google.com" class="">jschiller@google.com</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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<div class="">In the absence of real data, people will often guess. Some people guess better, some </div>
<div class="">worse. Some guesses are based on intricate algorithms, real data, and Fermi maths, </div>
<div class="">others are just what feel right. Either type can be multiple orders of magnitude off, or </div>
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<div class="">Do we really want to encourage data driven companies who previously requested less IP</div>
<div class="">space then they needed because their requests have always been based on a real </div>
<div class="">measure of consumption, and not addressing speculative growth, to instead require them</div>
<div class="">to guess about the future? </div>
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<div>Jason - </div>
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<div> Is there a reason that data-driven companies cannot make use of the existing transfer</div>
<div> policy, and create their anticipated 24-month need based on their actual past utilization?</div>
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<div> I am having difficulty understanding why policy is needed specifically to enable use of</div>
<div> one particular type of forward-looking projection (i.e. forecasts based on past utilization.)</div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>/John</div>
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<div>John Curran</div>
<div>President and CEO</div>
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