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To: dougjn who wrote (8158)	2/7/1998 11:48:00 PM
From: DTA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

A.--I hope you're right, and B.--hope is a lousy course of action, so I've been thinking about bailing now to return after the extended selloff that everyone is predicting. But then ERICY signs, Samsung becomes a subsidiary, management reverses itself in two weeks, Monica gets caught in a car with Hugh Grant, and the Q is blowing past 75...probably not. Your observation ref S&P's legs, Iraq, and Zippergate leading to a turbulent spring seems right on. Might be a good time to watch and wait. Duane

To: dougjn who wrote (8158)	2/8/1998 11:17:00 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

I'm an owner for a few years of a Motorola Startac in Airtouch (CDMA) service area. I have two objections to the Q-Phone. 1. The phone is CDMA only leaving you stranded in analogue regions. 2. The phone is too big, about 40% larger in all dimensions than a Startac. I'd love to switch to static-free CDMA. I gladly paid $1,200 for the Startac analogue 3 years ago. $500 is not a problem. But no service in non-CDMA areas is a big problem. If and when Motorola comes out with a CDMA Startac, the Q-phone's clunky size and weight won't be able to compete. In the event of a CDMA Startac, the Q-phone will have to compete on price in the economy market.