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

To: pyslent who wrote (26079)	8/26/2002 3:34:08 PM
From: Quincy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196826

"BREW enables consumers to upgrade all software features of a phone without buying a new handset, which of course, has not been the case to date. Interesting dilemma, of course, but not something that concern me at this point as a QCOM investor. " Phone software complexity has increased exponentially with new multimedia features being built into the chipset. Not only will BREW give developers and providers a standard platform to distribute new applications regardless of handset brand and implement a standard billing cycle, it allows us to upload the latest bug fixes without a visit to the service center (provider: "Yaaay!!!"). Also allows the unbundling of software from the hardware features. Perhaps now, handset hardware won't be impacted by the lack of complex software to support it. Ultimately, once a handset leaves the store, I am not aware of any provider eager to ever see it, or the customer, until it is time to buy a new subsidized handset two years from now.