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To: qbull who wrote (125539)	11/18/2002 5:58:45 PM
From: jackmore	Respond to of 152472

nope

To: qbull who wrote (125539)	11/18/2002 6:16:12 PM
From: limtex	Respond to of 152472

also nope! Best, L

To: qbull who wrote (125539)	11/18/2002 7:22:29 PM
From: cfoe	Respond to of 152472

Think of it this way. They couldn't develop the insider buying vs. selling ratio if someone didn't sell.

To: qbull who wrote (125539)	11/18/2002 7:25:47 PM
From: garrettjax	Respond to of 152472

With respect to Dr. J's sale, Yes I am!! Big time... I'm totally bothered that I couldn't sell 1% of my qcom holdings for $8M.

To: qbull who wrote (125539)	11/18/2002 7:31:14 PM
From: cfoe	Respond to of 152472

One other point. You usually read about this stuff after-the-fact. Dr. IJ had the decency to announce it before the fact on the EPS call.

To: qbull who wrote (125539)	11/18/2002 9:07:41 PM
From: golfinvestor	Respond to of 152472

What's to be bothered about. The Q executives are diversifying their net worth. They are given a window by the company when they can exercise stock. Be thankful Dr. J didn't sell 10 million shares.

To: qbull who wrote (125539)	11/18/2002 9:31:47 PM
From: Mark Fleming	Respond to of 152472

He has uses for the cash--case in point: I believe Irwin donated about $100,000,000 to the San Diego Symphony a year or two ago. I doubt he's worried about the future of Qualcomm when it's just finally hit the sweet spot. I know that I've never been more comfortable with my investment.

To: qbull who wrote (125539)	11/19/2002 12:36:38 PM
From: Wyätt Gwyön	Respond to of 152472

yes!

To: qbull who wrote (125539)	11/19/2002 2:51:40 PM
From: Jon Koplik	Respond to of 152472

no!

To: qbull who wrote (125539)	11/19/2002 3:24:39 PM
From: hueyone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

Yes!

To: qbull who wrote (125539)	11/19/2002 5:43:16 PM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 152472

nope

To: qbull who wrote (125539)	11/19/2002 6:14:36 PM
From: verdad	Respond to of 152472

If you sold, you shouldn't be bothered by this. It's likely good signaling by management and is in no way necessarily reflective of QCOM's prospects specifically, but the business environment in general. No wireless companies are going to necessarily hit it out of the park on share price over the next few years, the market simply isn't ripe...in fact, its rotten. China, etc., are all going to be required to justify the current share price. Andrew Viterbi retired at the end of '99, sold most, if not all of his QCOM shares, and shook hands with his long-time friend Irwin Jacobs. It was a fitting send off for a EE legend and one of the founders of modern commercial wireless communications. And in each successive relative stock price peak since ($109 per share the following year) there has been some insider activity. If you're a QCOM insider and worth over $10 million, why be greedy? Money is a by-product, not the ultimate achievement in and of itself. If money were the only motive, one might compromise and break too many laws and end up in jail. Then, like the ski dude on S. Park said, "You won't be having fun".

To: qbull who wrote (125539)	12/6/2002 10:12:26 AM
From: slacker711	Respond to of 152472

President and Chief Operating Officer Anthony S. Thornley was the biggest seller, disposing of 300,000 shares for prices from $35.87 to $37.89 a share. Jacobs was next, selling 200,000 shares for prices from $35.76 to $38.10 a share. Shares of Qualcomm recently traded at $39.34, down 10 cents. I think all those worried about insider sales after positive guidance should have their fears put to rest. I dont always agree with moves made by Q's management but their integrity has been impeccable when it comes to insider sales. Slacker