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To: Sam Citron who wrote (124923)	10/29/2002 1:25:43 PM
From: golfinvestor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

<The fact that GI said it doesn't make it true. It's a bald assertion without logic or evidence to back it.> Absolutely correct, but you obviously haven't followed QCOM for very long. Many international courts have upheld QCOM patents of all flavors. All the major manufacturers of CDMA equipment have signed royalty agreements to pay royalties to QCOM for all flavors of CDMA. Maybe it is time for you to do a little research on your own, since you don't seem to believe Kayaker or myself. <Does the Chinese government really care that much what standards the rest of the world adopts?> IMHO, China cares about the best technology, period. Time will tell, but CDMA2000 is the best wireless solution available today.

To: Sam Citron who wrote (124923)	10/29/2002 1:33:43 PM
From: Kayaker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

The fact that GI said it doesn't make it true. It's a bald assertion without logic or evidence to back it. Bull. As I already pointed out, 100% of the companies selling equipment have already agreed to the same royalty rate for TD-SCDMA and CDMA2000 and WCDMA. What "logic" or "evidence" is missing? Does the Chinese government really care that much what standards the rest of the world adopts? I doubt it. Of course they do. In a few years, the Chinese will be selling gazillions of dollars of CDMA handsets to the rest of the world. It's the same situation as in Korea, i.e., the experience they gain from developing and selling into their home market will allow them to develop and refine products to sell to the rest of the world. TD-SCDMA is already several years behind CDMA2000 and TD-SCDMA has no technical advantages over CDMA2000. At best, this is a bit of saber rattling, just like the Koreans do with WCDMA, i.e., threaten a move to a different standard so you can try to negotiate lower royalties. Hey, I like this stuff. Gave me a chance to buy more sub 33.