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To: engineer who wrote (76120)4/4/2008 5:12:12 PM
From: slacker711  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 197214
 
yes, they are paying 16% in some companies.

So you believe that Chinese manufacturers are paying 16% on GSM? If so, why havent we heard any complaints in the press?

I have a hard time believing that the Chinese would be complacent about paying billions in royalties to Motorola, Ericsson, Siemens, and Nokia.

Slacker



To: engineer who wrote (76120)4/4/2008 5:32:56 PM
From: pyslent  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 197214
 
this is why the royalty swaping is also like locking them out of the market, as there is no level playing field right now.

I guess I'll take your word for it, but even if the 16% rate exists, what about it seems unfair to you? Is it not fair that the inventors of GSM be compensated for their R&D work? Is it just the amount that they are purportedly charging that seems unreasonable?


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