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To: Mark Fleming who wrote (38858)	8/27/1999 6:19:00 PM
From: EepOpp	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

On the "The Gorilla Game" mailing list, loads of uninformed people are trashing QCOM. It's an endless fight. The latest follows. How about some of you help me in responding to him: there are two threads devoted towards discussing QCOM. If they truly want to discuss and become informed, they know where to come. Kinda makes me wonder if the stocks on that mailing list are all they're cracked up to be. JMHO.

To: Mark Fleming who wrote (38858)	8/27/1999 7:12:00 PM
From: SpudFarmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Mark Fleming: I admire your ability to fight. You're right, it will be endless until CDMA is coming out their ears. Some will never be convinced. As Eep Oop said, they can come on over and get their own education. I try not to fight or to change others who have their mind made up. But I will try to help. It is probably better to have a 'Spock' do this, as I am more of a 'McCoy', but here goes. 1. "When.." is an assumption. Free? Who said? Who's govt.? W-CDMA? Re-inventing the wheel? Sham to get out of paying royalties? Since when do "competitors get equal footing"? If this were true, why invent anything just to have everyone else get it for free? 2. Comparing apples and rocks. 3. Based on the fallacies of 1 & 2 4. More profitable? Maybe. That is why Q was so stupid to sell it, right? That is why Q stock went down because of the sale, right? Therefore, Q should buy it back, right? (Using the same logic as 1,2,&3.) 5. I need to do more research. Not too clear about the "cross licensing" issue. Not a patent attorney. "push"? Gambling term. Freudian slip showing? 6. Already addressed in the previous 30K posts. (see #2) Yes, customer is always right, thus the past and current concerns. Once in a while, a superior technology does "win". Isn't investing fun? In case anyone doesn't already realize (most here do) metric is not a technology. Tired of seeing this useless comparison. It is batted about all over the place. The sky is blue, the ocean is blue, why isn't dirt blue too? 7. Why can't you explain? Seemed to be doing pretty well before. Who said "the market is always right."? #6 is spent explaining how the market isn't always right. Which one is it? The "market" (assuming this is the stock market) is entirely based on "investor sentiment". If one is to keep one's sanity in a black and white, all or nothing world, then the lines of logic must run straight and true. Otherwise, one could be found to be chasing one's tail and getting dizzy. (Or digging a hole) Anyone dare to get this far? : ) Good Luck