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To: Boplicity who wrote (5732)	1/26/2000 11:52:00 AM
From: Didi	Respond to of 13582

Greg, GPS: I can vouch for that. Still got lost though. Need at least 10 in my auto perhaps. lol! di

To: Boplicity who wrote (5732)	1/26/2000 12:06:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13582

MIKEMARGIN 1/26/00 11:59 am about peace of mind then that I dont like Q. I will be back in very soon. I just want to take my chips of the table. I LOVE Q's story and do not believe stock will drift below 100 in the worst case, and as I said it will probably rally on my sell. However I have spent no time with my wife or child, and have been here to much discusing Q to much. I am obsessed. I need a break. 5-6 million after taxes is alot of money and insures that I can do what I want for the rest of my life. Its very tough to sneeze at that. I will play options here on out. I made my killing, I turned a few hundred thousand into 7.9 Million in 2-3 years. I am burnt out, and this market with its rampent speculation has me very nervous. The Naz will follow Q's lead, and Q will start a new trading pattern. The big move up is done, we will consolidate somewhere around here and move up in a more orderly way. AT 179 Q was way overvalued, at 129 its probably a litlle overvalued(IN THIS MARKET)

To: Boplicity who wrote (5732)	1/26/2000 12:16:00 PM
From: mauser96	Respond to of 13582

Assuming that general market and sector conditions remain OK, there's a very good chance that QCOM has seen it's bottom at 120. It was tested intra day and held, the momentum folks must all be gone by now. Eventually 911 service for mobile phones will be mandated by law, and the carriers will have to show that they can provide this with near 100 % accuracy through their service area. I don't think triangulation will hack it. This acquisition is smart, it will just be another reason the mobile phone companies will see that in the long run CDMA offers them the cheapest (ie most profitable) way to the future.

To: Boplicity who wrote (5732)	1/26/2000 12:22:00 PM
From: quidditch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Some snips from SnapTrack release: SnapTrack's patents are necessary for the commercial viability of any Wireless Assisted GPS system The combined QUALCOMM and SnapTrack position location technology will enable unprecedented service availability and performance in all terrain, both indoor and outdoor. Can you also say synergies with G??? This solution will provide the most cost- and power-effective implementation of location technology for wireless carriers and manufacturers.* Power savings for power amps is huge for the multi-task enabled smart wireless devices of the next 10 years. The solution is targeted for wireless applications worldwide and will be designed and is patented to operate in existing CDMA, PDC, GSM, TDMA and iDEN networks, and new third-generation CDMA systems. QUALCOMM is incorporating gpsOne technology in its chipset and software solutions for wireless voice and data products. "In support of our major focus on wireless Internet access and data transmission, this acquisition positions QUALCOMM to facilitate existing and new market applications globally serving all digital wireless platforms," said Dr. Irwin Mark Jacobs, chairman and CEO of QUALCOMM. Read, 3G, all modes, you not only need Q's CDMA patents but SnapTrack's for GPS assisted communications. "There is tremendous synergy between SnapTrack and QUALCOMM," said Steve Poizner, president and CEO of SnapTrack. "We are both committed to developing leading-edge communications technology solutions for the wireless industry. This agreement is a clear validation of Wireless Assisted GPS technology and positions QUALCOMM at the center of the mobile location, data and e-commerce applications markets." The combined technology will enable the design of smart phones, PDAs and pagers that will help find wireless 9-1-1 callers for emergency purposes, or provide customized location-specific services either directly to the user or via wireless Internet applications and services. The location technology is air interface independent and functions in any wireless standard.. SnapTrack's unique Location on Demand(TM) feature will ensure a caller's privacy -- putting location information in the hands of the user, not the network. QUALCOMM will provide a low-cost, robust solution to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) mandate that wireless carriers provide for the location of wireless phones for 9-1-1 applications. SnapTrack has nearly 50 patents, either issued or pending, that are critical to the efficient, cost-effective deployment of Wireless Assisted GPS. SnapTrack has royalty-bearing licensing agreements with Denso, DSPC/Intel, Loc8.net/Glenayre, Motorola and Texas Instruments for patents and technology that cover the deployment of assisted GPS-based wireless location systems, and an agreement with Microsoft to integrate SnapTrack's solution into the Microsoft Mobile Explorer smart phone platform. Sounds like the usual list of Q's suspects (i.e., competitors). But here, in my mind, is a real kicker: SnapTrack has focused on integrating GPS and two-way wireless technologies for the past five years. It pioneered the highly accurate client/server assisted GPS technology known as Wireless Assisted GPS that uses the U.S. Government's GPS satellites to pinpoint wireless devices to within an average of 5 to 20 meters, including inside buildings where conventional GPS does not operate. Its system lies at the core of NTT DoCoMo's new "Doco-Navi" personal navigation system -- the first Wireless Assisted GPS-based commercial location service. Not only does this establish technical flexibility for e-commerce type functions, but it also seems to out flank TXN, DSP/INTC and MOT. Steve