Tero, according to the price/volume graph in Yahoo! Nokia only started in the USA about 1995 at which time it hit a high of $39. The all time high was [now] $78, so it has doubled in 3 years. Qualcomm went from $18 in 1994 to an all time high of $72. That is four times! Even now it is three times. Isn't it fun selecting little sections from the graphs.
The fact is, they have both shown excellent growth and both have huge prospects.
You were thrilled by Nokia's sales a few posts ago as though that was proof GSM was winning. Now you seem to understand that it is more of a market shift within the legacy GSM world from Motorola, Northern Telecom, who are abandoning GSM handsets in defeat, and others to the amazing Nokian brand.
You are also excited that Japan, and lots of other countries, with lots of companies too, want W-CDMA-VW. Well, they would want free stuff wouldn't they. But guess what, IPR is property and people defend and control their property. You can huff and puff all you like, but push will come to shove and a voluntary agreement with Qualcomm will be formed, or you simply won't have cdma2000 to use.
Pretty simple really. While you all dither around, cdma2000 and high speed cdmaOne are rolling.
Do you think Nokia will be there? They made it onto cdmaOne. I wonder when they will abandon the losing side and sign for cdma2000. It won't be long. Poor Ericsson. Sad Motorola. It's good that you now understand that IPR is something people can own and can sell or license. For a big, fat fee.
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