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

To: carranza2 who wrote (61141)	3/19/2007 1:06:18 PM
From: JGoren	Respond to of 197009

Its relief would blacken Qcom's eye and help it compete in the chip market by pointing to all the trouble from this?

To: carranza2 who wrote (61141)	3/19/2007 2:00:22 PM
From: matherandlowell	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 197009

"why would BRCM bother with spending untold millions chasing a wild goose, one that lays no eggs, golden or otherwise?" Don't you believe that BRCM is doing Nokia's bidding? It seems to me that BRCM is acting as a provocative agent for NOK and other members of the GSM cartel. BRCM's case argues that QCOM shouldn't have the right to extract royalties on their IP because they don't pay royalties on IP that BRCM now owns-- however insignificant the utility of the patent. Most investors don't take the time to analyze patent utility or "essential" qualities. So, it's great for Nokia that BRCM is challenging Q in American courts. It puts more pressure on QCOM to settle. What's in it for BRCM? How about future business with NOK? j.