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Technology Stocks : Ericsson overlook?
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To: Leif V Singman who wrote (1856)7/28/1998 9:21:00 AM
From: DWB  Read Replies (3) of 5390
 
Bill Frezza was a consultant, who had an internet thread on which the merits of CDMA vs. other cellular technologies were debated. Bill had a strong belief that CDMA would never work, and therefore was made to suffer the consequences (humiliation) when commercial systems got put in place. Apparently he was a consultant for Ericsson at some point during the time when the debate was in progress, so the link is made by the QCOM devotees that since Bill had these opinions/claims, that Ericsson had them as well. It's like saying (theoretically) that I am a supplier for McDonalds, and I think Burger King uses tainted beef, therefore McDonalds thinks Burger King uses tainted beef... The logic is a bit threadbare.

Along another path, it is true that Ericsson did question the commercial viability of early CDMA systems, especially their added value versus other first generation digital systems (GSM/TDMA) that were already established. They have subsequently changed their perspective with regard to CDMA implementation for wideband second generation digital systems (third generation overall if you include analog), and therefore are deemed to be two-faced by the same early CDMA proponents. It remains to be seen whether any of those same CDMA accusers have ever changed their thinking on anything in their lives... obviously not since they are so incredulous now that Ericsson has done so. I guess they feel that Ericsson hasn't "suffered" enough for not prostrating themselves at the altar of CDMA from the start. I for one think it's a lot of sour grapes, and shrug it off...

DWB
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