"When you look to the German car manufacturers now, theyarefighting against each other with the biggest statement, with more horse power, and these days a diesel engine car is as powerful as a petrol car, " Saab Europe's Claude Makowski told BBC News Online.
Syrian opposition figures taking part will be urged to work with some of those now in the government theyarefighting but who might play a positive role in future.
While the two Silicon Valley companies were once on good terms, they began encroaching on one another's turf in recent years and arenowfighting to take the lead in the fast-growing mobile software and device market.
Far from bringing peace and stability, as they warned the likes of Olmert and Livni, withdrawal from Gaza started the countdown to the war we arenowfighting.