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To: muzosi who wrote (241311)	9/27/2007 3:12:07 AM
From: Saturn V	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 275872

Monopoly Fixation & WiMax This thread has a fixation on monopolies. Despite the threads fixation, the x86 market is not a monopoly. AMD's vigorous participation in x86, the successful introduction of x86-64 in view of overwhelming odds, and gain of market share with a better product demonstrates that we do not have a monopoly. My view will not be accepted by most people here. If you want to see a real monopoly in action see Qualcomm. They have a much greater dominance of the CDMA and the 3G marketplace. They are perhaps one of the most hated players. They tried to derail the WiMax standards in favor of a proprietary 4G standard, and Intel roped in Nokia,Motorola,Samsung and others united by a hatred of Qualcomm, and finally prevailed in setting up a open WiMax standard. I made a tiny investment in Qualcomm in the 90's, which was a gusher. I cashed that in a few months ago, and am moving into the WiMax space, because that is where the future is. I love monopolies when I can spot them early on !!

To: muzosi who wrote (241311)	9/28/2007 1:53:11 PM
From: Saturn V	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 275872

Intel.WiFi standards..why don't you go check out who voted for various 802.11 standards and clarify this statement I thought that I responded to this post a few days ago,but somehow it got lost. I agree that Intel did not participate in the initial of 802.11 standards at all.In fact Apple first introduced the 802.11 in its laptops by some years as "Airport Network", and did not get significant mileage.The problems was that the standard was poorly defined and the there were "interoperability problems" ie pieces of 802.11 hardware from different vendors would not talk to each other. In addition the number of 802.11 sites was extremely limited. Intel tackled all these issues. It setup labs and procedures for interoperability testing, and provided the "WiFi Certification Labs", and the compliance stamps. Intel Capital seeded various companies all around the world to provide WiFI services. So finally when the Intel Centrino platform was introduced it became a compelling experience for the consumer,and the the consumers expectation of a Laptop have been redefined.The 802.11 market exploded as well. This has led to the massive growth of the Laptop Market. I expect the WiMax to make the Laptop even more compelling. Yes a "monopoly" can do good for the world as well.