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To: Eric L who wrote (67928)	8/18/2007 6:54:10 PM
From: Dash of Reality	Respond to of 197443

Well said Eric. People on this board take legal manuevering too personally and rant on about how unethical Nokia and Broadcom are. Although Broadcom does have a history of questionable practices. Licensing IP is challenging. Nokia isn't denying Qualcomm their due. They are using legal manuevers to leverage better terms. Nokia is doing what it takes to negotiate a better deal. DoR

To: Eric L who wrote (67928)	8/18/2007 8:48:19 PM
From: recycled_electron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197443

Eric, thanks for sharing your Nokia insights. Regarding "Nokia was the 3rd manufacturer to ship commercial multi-mode 3G UMTS devices ...commenced initial commercial shipments of UMTS 'early UE' in July 2003", actually, Sanyo launched J-SA001 (based on QUALCOMM MSM5200) @ VF/J-Phone in Japan in 2002. k-tai.impress.co.jp Cheers, R.E.

To: Eric L who wrote (67928)	8/19/2007 2:26:03 AM
From: unrealistic_thoughts	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197443

when will you notice that Nokia selling off its chips division, and TI losing its leads in WCDMA, are signs of weakness in Q's competitors. Q has beaten them all, to become the #1 WCMDMA chip supplier worldwide. The legal hardline and maneuvers being taken by Broadcom and Nokia are acts of desperation. Desperate situations by law-breaking companies call for desperate (and illegal) measures. The only companies breaching patent law for patents that have been fully upheld by the courts (including all appeals processes) are : BROADCOM, NOKIA.