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To: Kayaker who wrote (10591)	5/10/2001 4:21:59 PM
From: golfinvestor	Respond to of 197253

<It discourages individual developers and small companies and favors big, well financed companies with mainstream apps.> I hear what your saying, but a couple points: First, I can't think of many business sectors where the small companies are competing "on a level playing field" with the big companies. Second, why shouldn't developers have to "sell" the potential of their application to the carrier? I don't think a carrier should just accept any developer's application without bias. Third, price competition among developers is positive in my mind. If a developer is willing to take a less percentage of the revenue then another so be it. This is capitalism at it's best! Fourth, if a developer develops a good applications and doesn't want to work with the carrier, the person could sell the application outright to the competition. I'm sure the developers aren't to happy that the Q may develop their own applications for BREW. My suggestion to them is don't get mad, buy QCOM. JMHO. Golf