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To: matherandlowell who wrote (62135)	4/7/2007 10:07:24 AM
From: bdog	Respond to of 197028

<<The obligation was to license on FRAND terms once, not twice. If Nokia violates the terms of the license next week, and a court agrees that they are in breach, then there would be legal grounds to cancel Nokia's license and QCOM might not have any obligation to give them a new one. >> It's Easter weekend. Nokia's choice is clear. Come to Jesus or go to hell!

To: matherandlowell who wrote (62135)	4/7/2007 4:07:05 PM
From: masa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197028

"Now Nokia threatens to intentionally violate the license agreement" After the agreement expires there simply is no agreement to violate.

To: matherandlowell who wrote (62135)	4/8/2007 4:09:44 AM
From: scratchmyback	Respond to of 197028

<<I must agree with Maurice that Nokia should fold before Tuesday... I think that the endgame was planned years, not weeks, ago>> I do believe that both Qualcomm and Nokia have been preparing their strategies for years, but I do not believe that we will see any major changes next week. Maybe a couple of press releases or other comments from both companies, but I don't think we will see a final solution anytime soon. What might be Nokia's next move? What if they state that they would like to open up all the deals and contracts that they have signed with Qualcomm, just to make it easier for the jury or arbitration panel to make the right decision. Of course, Qualcomm would say that it can't be done. And then people would ask, what's so damn secret about these contracts, wouldn't it be FRANDly to show it all? Then Qualcomm would defend its viewpoint, and so on... I admit that this kind of strategy could be deemed as pure FUDsterism from Nokia's side. But then again, I ain't no lawyer, so it's probably best to leave the legal speculation to the legal minds!