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To: sag who wrote (67806)	8/17/2007 12:08:54 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 197231

If QCOM is successful in this approach nokia would gladly accept the old terms under the 2008 extension. Qualcomm needs to win the case first....and I believe that the odds of that went down significantly with Brewster's ruling on the definition of "participation" in a standards body. Beyond that, even if Q wins a GPRS/EDGE case, my guess is that they would drop those patent claims (which would be endlessly appealed) in exchange for Nokia exercizing the renewal. I would gladly give up any potential GPRS/EDGE royalties, which would be going down substantially in the future, in exchange for a global WCDMA settlement. As I said....very little downside for Nokia letting this play out. IJ rightfully gets lauded for many things, but he blew it by allowing Q to sign that agreement. The option was just asking for trouble. Slacker