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To: Stock Farmer who wrote (75854)	3/26/2008 4:23:27 PM
From: JeffreyHF	Read Replies (3) of 197225

And what essential 3G IPR did Broadcom get from Zyray Wireless, that required Qualcomm to give Broadcom a better deal than the FRANDly royalty-free agreement it has with sophisticated TI? (I don't recall Zyray as being an R&D powerhouse, nor their bolt-on Spinner Chip as being particularly desirable.) According to you, Broadcom apparently got a steal at $96 mil when they decided to stop their cooperation with Qualcomm, and become a competitor. Has Broadcom been able to license that "valuable" Zyray IPR to any other 3G chip or handset companies? Is Broadcom, in your mind, entitled (with or without Zyray) to a better deal than that afforded to TI?

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