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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JeffreyHF who wrote (102284)	5/26/2011 5:16:05 PM
From: BDAZZ	Respond to of 197299

Gotta agree with Jeffrey here, Brian. There was no IJ legacy in place here. HTC was an unknown when Paul came to power. His foresight in his courtship of that brilliant CEO was a brilliant move in itself that Qcom will profit from for years. Then of course you have to credit Paul for the focus of R&D on the Snapdragon years ago just to have a competitive product ready at the same time HTC was ready. Great timing. Can't like one without the other.

To: JeffreyHF who wrote (102284)	5/26/2011 5:25:02 PM
From: brian h	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197299

Again a good reply. However LG, Samsung, MOT, Sony and many other handset vendors did have the same relationships (at least initially) with QCOM/Paul as well. Combining a vision (Samrtphone only), plus outstanding industrial designs (as good as Apple or others) plus chips, UI, manufacturing quality, and many lucks contributed to HTC's success. That vision (smartphone only) is no stranger to QCOM, MOT, and other handset vendors. To do it just right with proper executions and many luck do mean something from a top rank CEO's decsion. Apple's IPhone series (started 2007. HTC started even earlier)are doing basically the same business model with the same success.