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To: Peter J Hudson who wrote (15618)	9/28/1998 10:15:00 AM
From: Rajala	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Peter, >I suppose that if the Euro governments mandated that only one >specific brand of automobile could be driven... Its not about brands. Its about the framework. Of course we could argue forever about where is the limit that the government(s) can set regulations, but the results are there to be seen: Europe is much better off with one digital mobile standard than US with many. That's a difficult point to argue against, Peter. >What you fail to see is that by mandating a certain technology >you stifle innovation. I believe that is why the European >manufacturers are behind in the development of CDMA. Good point. Of course you could argue the same about why the Americans lag in the GSM field. - rajala