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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Stichnoth who wrote (7296)	1/20/1998 4:40:00 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 152472

John, the radiation from all of them is so low that nobody should worry about it. But wired is least, cordless next, cdmaOne next, TDMA higher still and the old analog systems do a watt or so, which is still so low I don't believe it is worth worrying about. If it is an issue for somebody though, they might as well get the cdmaOne system which reduces output sufficient so the signal just gets through. The old analog systems just blast away. It baffles me that people worry about such negligible minimal risks when there are bodies lying all around them from any number of causes which are evident and easily controlled. I think it stems from a mistrust of authorities who make soothing assurances so as not to worrry the masses who are to be herded like sheep. Well, the masses don't trust being herded like sheep with soothing sounds. With good reason too. So when they hear soothing sounds, it is like a siren call to panic and flee. Since they have no way of knowing whether there really is risk, they stick with the panic until conventional wisdom says they are safe enough. Mqurice PS: Okay, my prediction - a good old fashioned blowout on earnings for Qualcomm in a couple of hours. Unexpectedly high profit due to super good sales over the past 3 months and costs being held a bit tightly. Profits have always been trivial with Qualcomm due to the need to reinvest to ensure growth. That need is still vital, but profit can double without harming growth. That will get a bit of headline news at a time when the public is watching, via the Superbowl Fishbowl. As Ramsey says, the $18 million for the stadium looks like a bargain. Great timing for the public to get Qualcomm exposure - just when Qualcomm wants the public to rush out and buy a phone. Any earlier and the systems wouldn't have been up and running, humming and happy. How about 65 cents per share profit? Umm, maybe 70 cents. Maybe that's stretching expectations in future a bit too much. Being conservative, they wouldn't want to go too far. But a splash would be nice. High estimates are 60 cents. So 64 cents looks about right. Okay, that's it! 64 cents per share for the quarter. OOOPs!! Caxton posted at the same time!! 58 cents. Okay, so high end of earnings. That isn't too bad... Man they are conservative... Fun though....off to read. Is it 1.30pm there already? Daylight saving mucks things up... Looks good. Sales roaring. Revenue doubled. Wheeeeeeeee!!!!!!! If they double revenue for each quarter, then they get $4bn for the year. But they'll grow faster than that. So sticking with my $4.3bn as per Frezza forum ages ago. Gregg Powers, what do you think? Still only $3.6bn? Nahh..