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To: Quincy who wrote (900)	8/17/1998 11:51:00 PM
From: Dave	Respond to of 34857

Quincy: RE: You aren't the first person to doubt and check into Qualcomm's IPR position and won't be the last. Let me re-phrase my statement. I do not doubt the Patentablity of Qualcomm's Patents. If they(the Q) has received a patent, then it is valid. Period. No ifs, ands, or buts. I never attacked whether the Q's patents were valid. What I have been saying is that, it shouldn't be that much of a problem for Ericsson to get coverage. One a patent is out in the public domain, if an entity makes an unobvious modification to it, then that party is entitled to a patent, too. Sure, worldwide standards are nice, but hey, CDMA is definitely better than TDMA and here, in the US, we pride ourselves by allowing free trade and let the better standard win. However, to the consumers, better means cheaper and the TDMA/GSM systems are pretty cheap. (I will not go into Analog b/c who wants one of those clunky MOT phones when they are free.) Lu is a good company b/c they will sell you whatever you want. Be it TDMA, GSM, or CDMA. They don't care. They want to make $$$. dave