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To: Dave who wrote (15545)	9/25/1998 10:55:00 PM
From: Quincy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

"Sony refused to license out Beta technology, while JVC licensed out their VHS technology. See the analogy?" I don't. VHS won because it was cheaper and had longer record times than Betamax. Betamax had a more expensive and far more complex tape transport (loading rings suck, trust me) and was behind in getting two hours on a tape. If we assume Beta died despite having a little better picture quality (in 1982) and a more complex and expensive transport. Can I make an analogy that WCDMA faces the same paradox? After all, you are quite happy with your GSM/AMPS phone, aren't you? The Tape format battle is unique in that Sony didn't need JVC's IPR and JVC didn't need Sony's IPR to commercialize their own standards. Apple isn't a powerhouse because their IPR was successfully relegated as unimportant. Qualcomm doesn't need Ericsson's IPR. But, Ericsson is without critical IPR for their system to work. If this wasn't true, then why are we arguing it? Will Ericsson's denial alone make the issue go away? This is why I don't agree with the analogy. But, you are right, I am far from an engineer or a person wise to the legal world of patents.