GlassHalfFull: It's more than possible that other companies are close or closer than POET.
Okay, so according to this post of you (which you posted in the wrong thread), you didn't mean "more than possible", but just "probable".
Could you now also please give us a number telling us how high or low you assess that probability? Something between 0 % and 100 % or between 0 and 1, whatever you prefer. Thank you!