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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting
QCOM 181.30-0.5%3:59 PM EST
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To: Raglanroadie who wrote (62395)4/11/2007 2:48:15 AM
From: Peter J Hudson  Read Replies (9) of 196917
 
I have owned QCOM since 1992 and read the SI threads since 1996. I'm sure that I'll experience some negative reactions for this post, but oh well. I think the thread is in a combination of denial and group think. The idea that Nokia's case and the group of 6 complaint to the EU have absolutely no merit is rather close minded. I think there is a legitimate fairness question with QCOM IPR policy.

Take a low end WCDMA phone built on a TI chipset. QCOM gets a 4% royalty for use of its CDMA IP. Take the same phone and add high resolution camera, MP3 player and PDA functions for double the price. QCOM still demands the same percentage on the wholesale price. Did QCOM's IP add the additional value to the phone?

I think it is legitimate to ask if it is fair for QCOM to receive the same percentage royalty no matter what additional functionality is added to the phone.

I have a financial stake in QCOM prevailing in these legal battles. I certainly don't believe that Nokia is champion of consumer interest, but we are deluding ourselves if we think that our opponents are undertaking this battle frivolously.
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