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To: Dave who wrote (1612)	3/20/1999 6:03:00 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 34857

"Qualcomm is refusing to license people for W-CDMA, right?" Dave, yes, unless the chip rate and other aspects are backward compatible to cdmaOne so that existing networks can be used and extended to WWeb types. Plus there is the small matter of an agreed amount of money to be paid - I think 15% is too cheap. 20% seems appropriate given the level of difficulty and inability of others to produce such technology. I know royalty rates in telecoms are usually 6% or less, but this technology is unusual. It breaches the laws of physics. It can't work. It collapses under load. It is far too expensive. Even so, Q! is so good that they have overcome entropy, the speed of light limitation and all the other problems and despite huge royalty fees it is taking over the world. Some would call it the hand of God. Now, is 15% really too much to buy the handiwork of God? Ericy, Nokia and others are so mean in spirit that they want to pay some derisory amount of money for such a splendid work which will help free humans from their mortal bounds. Maurice PS: Now I have to go waterblast some concrete and finish a turtle pond. Sadly, my concreting does NOT look like the handiwork of God.