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To: w molloy who wrote (7505)	3/13/2000 4:39:00 PM
From: gdichaz	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 13582

w molloy: Eyebrows up on your view that the Q must go to those "experts" in software such as Siemens and Phillips (you must be putting us on) to get to the GSM. You are the "expert" but isn't it a joke that the engineering expertise of the Q is going to be baffled by the simple GSM pattern? What is it that GSM has that is so difficult for the Q to match? Curious. Thought the difficulty was in reverse, i.e. Nokia can not yet master CDMA software? Will appreciate education. Chaz

To: w molloy who wrote (7505)	3/13/2000 10:43:00 PM
From: quidditch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

w, this is not the first time Q's software prowess has been called into question by those technically savvy who have reason to know. Because of questions like these raised by you and others, a couple of weeks ago, I raised the issue on the thread whether WIL, with its GPS (SnapT), bluetooth, video, MPeg3, voice activation etc. features would be supported by a software stack that could "talk" smoothly with the software houses that would be designing many applications for this multi-functionality. Perhaps the API is the key design issue here? While the MSM4500 (if that's the correct ASIC designation) may have all other chips beat hands down, it has to support the third party software writers in a way that's user friendly and quick to market. Any comment? Steve