Please excuse me for jumping back into this conversation.  I have been on a business trip and not engaged.

I would just like to clarify a point.

I am not blindly holding my shares, and I do not suggest "patience" as a fundmental investment strategy, per se.  In my view, it doesn't matter if you've been an investor for 8 years or 20 years (and I have no interest comparing tenure as a "mine's bigger than yours" debate).

My point is very simple.  The current strategy POET is executing relies on their technology to be integrated with other solutions, and this takes a time. 

As tech is being vettted, though, what I would like to see is an announcement that POET has hired a well-known and respected Business Development Exec who has influential connections in the industry. This would help POET create more and more strategic partnerships for integration of POET tech., which would give us investors a positive indication of potential future revenue growth beyond the 2-3 partners we know of today.  THIS announcement, in addition to an announcement that some partners have completed thier testing and have placed orders, will move the SP.  Keep in mind, though, POET has communicated a timeline for these partners to test the solution prior to placing orders. We are not there yet, but every day that passes we are another day closer.  

That's not blind patience.  There is a plan that has been articulated.