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To: gdichaz who wrote (53093)	11/20/2002 7:26:26 PM
From: paul_philp	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Or will you pull your ubiquitious device out of your pocket, click a few keys, and complete the transaction. I agree. CDMA will dominate low data intensity applications. The Qualcomm chips will be in PDA's, handhelds generally, computers such as laptops on up - and even refrigerators, gas pumps, coke machines and on and on. As long as there is not an implied 'ONLY' or 'ALL' in this statement, I agree. Qualcomm will have WiFi in its one chip -- repeat one chip. I am from Missouri on this one. I have been listening to technology industry hype about hybrid solutions for 25 years. Paul

To: gdichaz who wrote (53093)	11/20/2002 7:30:42 PM
From: Jim Mullens	Respond to of 54805

Paul, Chaz2, Mike- Good discussion. Chaz2 wrote- “And no way are we dealing with "handsets". The Qualcomm chips will be in PDA's, handhelds generally, computers such as laptops on up - and even refrigerators, gas pumps, coke machines and on and on.” This is exactly how I understand it, the Qualcomm chips will be in a variety of devices. In addition, a Qualcomm chip equipped handset with the newly announced tie-up with USB on-the-go will provide high speed wireless connectivity to devices that don’t even have the Qualcomm chip. It seems to me that Qualcomm has all the bases covered. Jim

To: gdichaz who wrote (53093)	11/20/2002 7:54:36 PM
From: Jim Mullens	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Chaz2, Paul, Mike – One Chip Chaz2 wrote- “Qualcomm will have WiFi in its one chip -- repeat one chip.” With the continued advancement in technology, I can also envision everything included on one chip someday. The question then becomes market segmentation, different functions and features to support the low, med, and high-end markets. It would certainly offer manufacturing/ distribution economies if only one chip were involved. Is it possible to put everything on one chip, and with Qualcomm controlled software disable certain of the bells and whistles for certain markets so that the chip could be priced according to which specific functions are enabled? Jim