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To: Rich Bloem who wrote (135004)	7/26/2004 1:24:51 AM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

are you guys bored, or do you like to just borrow trouble..................

To: Rich Bloem who wrote (135004)	7/26/2004 2:18:45 AM
From: pyslent	Respond to of 152472

Are you saying that Q went a begging to Korea and Korea said "yes, Qualcomm, we will save you by being the first to poplularize your technology?? Are you saying Korea did a big favor to Q?? No, i'm not saying any of that. Frankly, I'm surprised that you could have inferred any of that from my statement. Your comments address the motives behind Qualcomm giving the Koreans a "Most Favored Nation" agreement. I can't say that I know why they felt obligated to do so. I don't expect that it was out of gratitude. But for whatever reason, Qualcomm DID deem it appropriate to award that status to the Korean companies, and from what I gather, it was intended to confer on them the right to the best royalty deal and not punish them for signing early. I think we can all agree that the Chinese companies got a better deal than the Koreans, except that the deal was written such that if applied to the Koreans, it would not be so favorable. Hence, my statement that the spirit of the "most favored nation" agreement was violated, if not the letter. Take it easy... it's only my opinion (that's what I mean by IMO, FYI).