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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 (102853)	6/13/2011 3:59:35 PM
From: waitwatchwander	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197284

Same old, same old. Interesting comments, especially the part about seeing. It was not OK for the cartel to buy out the media but it is OK for Qualcomm to travel that route. Hmmm. Qualcomm has a history of buying stuff, so did the cartel. In the end, the cartel lost whatever advantage they gained from such actions. Why it will be different for others applying similar tactics today and tomorrow is beyond me ... but hey, you're the lawyer. The Jacob's Patter article was BS but we're now well beyond those innovations and the parties who brought us that success no longer lead the charge. Broadcom was bought off for just under a billion. Intel too has tried to buy a new mobile market and their ultimate fortune in traveling that route is pretty clear. Qualcomm was successful in bringing us 3G intellectual property and they adapted their 4G intellectual property in a timely fashion towards LTE. They were also the first to announce always-on, smart whatevers but this ipad2 has Intel RF, Apple/Samsung app processor and Broadcom wifi. Qualcom's piece of the pie is the 3G royalty and the current crew did likely fix collection "issues" with that matter. In the area of PR, Qualcomm has always come across in a fuzzy manner. Two years post announcement, tablet product with Quacomm inside beyond the 3G intellectual property of the prior generation has yet to be readily made available in a prolific manner. They do smartphones and HTC has become a hit. On the smartphone front, they are likely to garner a place within our second purchase decision. However, that will be 3 years beyond the initial launch of the product category. Much like now with tablets, Qualcomm product was not readily available when we were interested the first time around. Same old, same old. Believe what you like about the news. We all should digest that in a manner best suited to that of our personal beliefs. ps The iPad is perfect for our home and vacationing needs. It does cost more than it is really worth but, once the novelty factor starts to be commoditized, product on a store shelf counts far more than price.