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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: limtex who wrote (5561)	12/17/2000 1:54:20 PM
From: slacker711	Respond to of 197306

What have they achieved if all that Q has to do is refuse an invitation to give away its IPR? I think we might be getting caught up in a Qualcomm-centric view of the world. I am sure that the group would like Qualcomm to join it...however, I think it has a purpose without Q. The various manufacturers/operators want to be able to expedite the launch of W-CDMA without a prolonged IPR fight. This approach allows them to create a cross-licensing situation with all of the involved parties rather than creating hundreds (literally) of separate agreements. Simply put, it is a much cleaner solution... I think the fact that the IPR rate is so low (5%) shows the strength of the operators in this situation. If I was NEC or Nokia I would like to create an IPR pool with a 25% rate. This would keep new manufacturers (Samsung!) at a disadvantage....as occurred in GSM. Slacker