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Technology Stocks : Ericsson overlook?

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To: gdichaz who wrote (3689)	9/16/1999 9:40:00 AM
From: tero kuittinen	of 5390

So who's going to take the hit when pdQ product family is eliminated? Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia back Symbian - they have no use for a 200-gram internet phone using Palm Pilot OS. Who's going to take the risk of relaunching Q-phone after it flopped comprehensively? If Qualcomm really wants the buyer of the handset division to pay a price that does not reflect the costs of totally revamping the whole division they will have to find a Korean fall guy. None of the major manufacturers needs to take this kind of financial risk. Ericsson and Motorola are already facing low handset margins - those will dip below zero if they pounce on this carcass. Nokia may need the production capacity - but they would only pay for the factory floorspace and trained employers. Tero

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