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To: tero kuittinen who wrote (17589)	11/3/1998 2:53:00 PM
From: J.B.C.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

>>I can't recall when Nokia was hit by one.<< They usually do not make it into a public forum. >>the Korean companies would not be involved in developing W-CDMA products right now if they did not feel that this could be an escape hatch from inordinately high IPR costs.<< Let me give you another business lesson: An idea is hatched to go into a particular business segment. Then a business plan is put together together that analyzes the new business that includes the sales projection and cost of sales. Within the cost of sales is the line for "royalties and fees". If the business plan doesn't look good from a profit point of view, you don't go into the business. I for the life of me can't figure out the following: 1) Why a business would become concerned after entering a business about fees? 2) Why a business would enter into a business that has no future (according to you)? Jim

To: tero kuittinen who wrote (17589)	11/3/1998 4:33:00 PM
From: Gregg Powers	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 152472

Tero: As an alert friend just pointed out to me, MOT is selling 400,000 phones into Korea for $100mm. The implied $250 average selling price would be at the very low end of price point availability for the Korean market...so my point is actually affirmed...MOT is off buying marketshare while QC is capacity constrained in the U.S. As for Korean support of W-CDMA, please show me in print, from a bona-fide source, where any of the major Korean equipment manufacturers have stated that they can do W-CDMA without QC IPR. Finally, as it relates to the language in the purported litigation, when was the last time you read a pleading that began "I am suing my dear friend and childhood buddy....." Duh.