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Technology Stocks : Nokia (NOK)
NOK 6.070-1.5%Dec 5 9:30 AM EST
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To: A.L. Reagan who wrote (3926)4/1/2000 12:11:00 AM
From: Allen   of 34857
 
The various standards bodies have historically been not too receptive to one company playing "dog in the manger." How do you see this ultimately being resolved - by standards bodies exerting (what?) leverage over QCOM, or by the boys and girls learning to play nice all by themselves?

Let me be a cynic and guess that resolution won't come until QCOM's key patents expire or the unlikely event that QCOM fails to protect its patents.

One thing that's been bothering me in this discussion - there seems to be an implicit assumption that licensing Qualcomm's patents is an all or nothing deal. But if that's the case (which I doubt) then doesn't the existence of the Nokia 6185 prove a licensing agreement? If it's not the case (my personal preference) then what significance do licensing statements have without some specific details about which patents and what royalties?

Aren't there some other significant manufacturers that haven't announced a licensing agreement? Is there necessarily a reason for such an announcement?

Regarding standards bodies and patents, I believe the IETF has refused to include patented technology in its patents. Good thing Qualcomm isn't involved in the Internet.

And, on another discussion, someone here believes in a forthright CEO??? I somehow suspect that's an oxymoron.
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