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To: Quincy who wrote (15554)	9/25/1998 11:18:00 PM
From: Dave	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Quincy: When comparing Beta to VHS, it is agreeable that BETA had better picture quality and stereo. VHS was just plain cheap and it was available by many manufacturers. TMDA. Man, I can get a TDMA/GSM phone for $60. When I was looking for a CDMA phone, it was going to cost $200, plus the calling plan was more. I chose a TDMA/GSM phone for one reason, price. The TDMA/GSM phone and plan were alot cheaper than the CDMA plan. 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? How do you know the Ericy et al IPR isn't critical? They could have an application pending. It is the ETSI that says they need the Q. Ericy hasn't said that. Nokia hasn't said that. Alcatel hasn't said that. Lu hasn't said that. Mot hasn't said that. Only the Q says that companies wanting to manufacture and sell equipment under the W-CDMA standard need the Q's IPR. Like I said before, that is a little biased comment. What do you expect the Q to say? If you live in Northern Va, I would strongly recommend that you come to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and visit their public search room. Look at Classs 455, 379 and 370 and inspect the "shoes". Those are some of the main classes for telecommunications. In it you will not find just patents from the Q, but from many companies. dave