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To: DaveMG who wrote (22473)	2/4/1999 12:41:00 PM
From: tero kuittinen	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 152472

I don't see what the Korean groceries and their allegedly deficient customer service has to do with the situation. Koreans are unhappy with Qualcomm - is it really all their fault? Or could they actually have a point? I think that's a good question and automatic dismissal of their complaints by implying that Koreans should be just happy about what CDMA has done for them and stop whining is not very constructive. I think it is relevant that Koreans are dramatically boosting their GSM equipment sales. Would they really do that if they believed that IS-95 is the hottest ticket to success in the telecom field? I'm sorry, but as the lawsuits against Qualcomm keep piling up there comes a point where you have to wonder is the company really realizing the benefits of alliance-building and winning over new friends instead of alienating the existing power base. No, this is not "Rebecca of the Sunnybrook Farm" - this is the cut-throat world of mobile telecommunications. But purely from a strategic point of view, it's sometimes sensible to make concessions and accept some lost fights than aim to win every individual fight and lose the battle. Qualcomm really needs the Koreans. Slugging it out with them in a court of law isn't going to consolidate the alliance. No idea about the NTT meeting... it's strange that nothing has been reported. Tero