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Pastimes : The New Qualcomm - write what you like thread. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (1673)	4/25/2000 11:01:00 AM
From: Tlac	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12235

...but after cigarettes, booze and girls for some people... Hey Maurice, Is this your way of telling me that I should get serious?! <g> Anyway, to expand on my PM to you, here's another perspective on the DDI/Japan, Inc. fun: We are right in the thick of "The Holy Wars part II", a chess match with Nokia. The way I see it, Irwin, as the more experienced player, has obtained a superior position on the board, and commands a strong piece-point advantage. One would not want to be playing black from its current position, having to rely on an all-or-nothing counter attack. Granted black has initiated its best option at this point, "the W-CDMA counter attack", but I reckon they're playing for a draw. Of course, it will be necessary for Qualcomm to carefully repel this attack and regain the initiative before pressing on to ultimate checkmate. Irwin is a master level player, though, and I, for one, am betting that Nokia will eventually be forced to knock over its own King. Qualcomm's latest move, a knight fork threatening Nokia's (recently drafted) DDI pawn, and its rook the Japanese government, is good example of the power of position on the chessboard. By simultaneously attacking the DDI pawn, and the Japan inc. castle, Qualcomm expects to force the Japanese power piece to retreat, and in so doing win over yet another pawn. The spectator crowd is restless. They don't understand the chess. The game seems to take forever. "It's not Rugby!" they say. But experts agree... in the face of black's desperate counter attack, QCOM has come up with yet another inspired move. From the Sunshine Coast, Cheers, Kelly