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To: Eric L who wrote (14152)	7/25/2001 7:14:44 PM
From: 49thMIMOMander	Respond to of 34857

European chimpanzees will soon have limited human rights, as they can envision things which are not real but might happen. Quidiots should probably move to Finland to enjoy having their own party and representation in the congress. (I'm a little worried that the true property and free market, invisible hand libertarians joined our major conservative party, they should run their own stuff and not seek cover, spin freely as nature made them) Ilmarinen Additionally I hope the few hunters left hunting wolves and bears would understand the real machoism it takes to change the batteries of their handsets, to keep count and track of them. (it is more a question of proving how missing Santa Claus reindeer kiddies are missed to get the tax paid wolf and bear EU food stamps, another solution would be to subsidize the reindeer with GPRS phones??) Btw, one real business would be to provide cows with handsets, the feeding machine would know who is eating, how much food it deserves and what drugs, hormones it needs. (similar location accuracy needed to make accurate, automated analysis of the feeding result at the other end, not just count the ruffian flies) Something like the Nokia cafeteria in Texas without having to train every cow how to recharge the batteries once a week. (pigs, wolves and bears could do it, chimpanzees would do it just for the fun of sending SMS messages)

To: Eric L who wrote (14152)	7/25/2001 7:19:54 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34857

EMC's proprietary forecast uses the Pearl (s-curve) curve as its underlying algorithm, and although statistically based, the forecast also accounts for EMC's own judgmental opinion. A key part of EMC's latest forecast is the assumption that some markets will grow beyond the traditional saturation point of 100% penetration. In other words, five year olds count because we say they do, and we're not saying why they do. Otherwise, we can't have saturation at more than 100% penetration, as we predict. If the speed-dialing toddlers, the MSM-equipped chimps, the cat, the dog, and Robbie the Robot are not counted, fewer cellular accounts are forecast. Not good if you're trying to make the market look bigger than it might actually be in the future. A statistical game in which the results may drive the assumptions. I thought the consultants had learned their lesson when the spectrum/3G party ended and the hangover began. Lies, damned lies, and statistics. How many XUrbias will there be? How many households like the one you depict will exist? In all seriousness, I buy the scenario, but not for a long, long time. Too far into the future for any meaningful predictions to be made by anyone.