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To: Mika Kukkanen who wrote (2225)	10/12/1999 11:32:00 AM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 13582

Qualcomm CEO Sees Strong Growth> Qualcomm chief sees strong growth by: horselist_horseman 42782 of 42786 cbs.marketwatch.com Qualcomm chief sees strong growth Irwin Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Qualcomm Inc., who spoke before the CMGI chief, said he thinks wireless subscriber growth will continue to exceed most expectations, probably reaching 1 billion subscribers before 2003. "As equipment gets better and the cost of using the phone has come down it has taken off. The whole issue of wireless is allowing the price of use to continue to come down," Jacobs said. A major driver will also be the use of wireless devices for Internet access and computing, he said. "The telephone is going to be your computer," Qualcomm's (QCOM: news, msgs) chairman and CEO said.

To: Mika Kukkanen who wrote (2225)	10/12/1999 1:25:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 13582

12/10/99 08:33:01 Microsoft Demos Cellular CE Device Microsoft Corp. today showed a prototype cellular Windows CE device, which physically resembles a phone and which it hopes will go into trial with operators next year. The GSM PDA, which has e-mail, calendaring, a contact database and a microbrowser, seems to preclude the need for WAP. Microsoft did not announce any support from handset manufacturers, such as Nokia and Ericsson, or GSM operators for its new product.