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To: limtex who wrote (13405)	8/6/1998 10:34:00 AM
From: Clarksterh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Ericsson strategy - Ericsson seems to like to use politics and peer pressure, and I would view the on-going trials as more of the same. The more trials they run, the more pressure they bring to bear. After all, all the companies and governments that participate in a trial are much more likely to support the Ericsson position. Clark PS It's not clear to me that Ericsson necessarily has a backup plan. History is replete with examples of entities which had no backup plan beyond force. That said, it is of course possible that they have a backup plan, but I can't see any possibilities that particularly scare me.

To: limtex who wrote (13405)	8/6/1998 11:14:00 AM
From: Gregg Powers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Limtex: With all due respect, how can you sleep at night knowing that Freddy Kruger may not, after all, be dead :-) ? Please see my detailed post to Tero. Best regards, Gregg

To: limtex who wrote (13405)	8/7/1998 1:14:00 AM
From: Bux	Respond to of 152472

The Ericsson strategy is rather transparent. First, as has been mentioned before, they are buying time. Second, they realize how dangerous that is ie. time is not on their side. Third, owing to some IPR law that I am not familiar with, Ericsson is hoping QCOM will say something that can be used against them in court. However, they didn't. The three rules of fairness released by QCOM are actually fair by any reasonable persons judgement. No one can blame them for saying that backwards compatibility is important (after cost and performance concerns). Ericsson was hoping QCOM would make statements that could be construed in court as being anti-competitive or bad for consumers. I think it is becoming clearer all the time that QCOM is in the drivers seat and is only a matter of days or weeks before Wall St. figures it out. Many have expressed concerns that the big bad bear is rearing its ugly head. Who knows? Even in extended bear markets some stocks rise and I can think of no better candidate than...