We’re used to seeing EMC and NetApp punch it out in the blogosphere and tweetverse, with the occasional pause from both of them to have a minor dust-up with the likes of HP, IBM or HDS, but component manufacturers don’t seem to normally go for such … abrasive^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hdedicated … web behaviour.
A couple of weeks ago though, Emulex decided to take it to QLogic over the running heat of their cards. QLogic, they claimed, runs some cards so hot that you could literally fry an egg on them (if, as it turns out, you had a really small frying pan and a small piece of egg).
Well now, QLogic is responding, but this time not with Youtube videos or catty ripostes, but through the courts. According to The Register and a variety of other sources, QLogic has filed a lawsuit against Emulex in the USA alleging deceptive advertising and claims that are harming their business.
Whether there’s any merits in Emulex’s claims will now likely be tested in a courtroom setting. Regardless of whether Emulex were actually correct with their claims, QLogic has certainly guaranteed those claims will get a lot more attention now that they’re suing.