Tero,
I donot understand the culture clash very well. For the simple reason that if there are outstanding issues, Nok should at least state that there are issues that need to be cleared up, and not remain ambiguous. It owes its shareholders that much. To be fair, I don't know whether they might have done that sometime in the recent past.
Like you say, it is sensible to keep a low profile, but I can understand Qcom's position because it has been the little fish in the pond from the beginning and has had to prove its position on IPR, etc all the way. Of course, if it turns out that they don't have the strong position they claim on WCDMA IPR, the stock would be hit.
What I donot understand is Nok signing all these WCDMA contracts when their position (or anybody's) ref. IPR is unclear, apparently. It really needs to be clarified by all the parties concerned. Even saying they want to go to court would be better than the silence that Nok seems to be maintaining, including NTT-DoCoMo, if they do have legitimate claims. I think they are being equally irresponsible by not stating whether or not they have an IPR claim, don't you think so?
Thanks in advance for your response.
MA. |
