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

To: Stan who wrote (61571)	3/27/2007 3:30:20 PM
From: jackmore	Respond to of 197346

One interpretation could be that Nokia has softened its position on WCDMA royalties. Going from the old position of "we will pay less" to "we won't pay more; we expect to pay less". But do any of Simonson's comments actually mean anything? It's very hard to say.

To: Stan who wrote (61571)	3/27/2007 3:38:59 PM
From: rkral	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197346

"Simonson of Nokia says the company "wont pay more" than its paid in the past." I think Simonson is simply playing the spin game. With the licenses for five core patents "paid in full" as of 4/9/07, Nokia can reasonably claim that paying the same royalty rate going forward is really "paying more" than in the past. If the public incorrectly interprets "won't pay more" to mean a higher royalty rate -- because the real meaning is temporarily lost by Nokia's vague statement -- Nokia effectively makes Qualcomm look like the bad guy.