Let's say the lying sacks of shit at Nokia
Knew I could count on some quality bashing in response... <g>
there are lots of folks, including myself that seriously doubt Nokia can make WCDMA work.
I'm in that camp as well.
So the sooner WCDMA is blown off- the sooner 3G systems get built with cdma2000. Thus Qualcomm does better with no WCDMA launched, cdma2000 launched later by GSM crowd
Well, that might have been a plausible theory back in 1998-1999, when I believe the rallying cry was "GSM is toast!!". But seriously, and I think you know this in your heart of hearts, ain't gonna happen.
There is also the theory, that when it comes down to it, Qualcomm will save the day for the carriers that do choose WCDMA by actually making WCDMA chips and systems that work.
And it may well be that the recent licensing deal is a real enabler to this win-win scenario. I hope so. The die is cast with the GSM/UMTS migration, and that which hastens its arrival is of benefit to both players, IMO.
As Mightylakers just observed, a certain degree of trash talking is part of the game, but when it gets to the point of mutual damage so that everybody loses, there is no point.
Maybe I should have more patience with my fellow QCOM shareholders. Not so many years ago MOT was the #1 bashee, until people realized the benefits to QCOM if MOT succeeded. So, although old habits evidently die hard, perhaps there's hope after all. |
