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I would just like to know what the expectations are for a straight salary. we pay the CEO 600K and expect what?? We should be getting SOMETHING for a standard level of performance without a bonus and give a bonus for hat which exceeds expectations. PERIOD.
Start with a cash dividend to the shareholders.
Initiate massive buying; forcing price higher so they cover - with more massive buying, and so on, and so on...
So what is the trailing "D" for? Seems to be just a minor name change.
Anyone - Yahoo no longer shows IDCC - symbol changed to IDCCD.
HUH?? What does this mean?
For anyone interested about shorting effects, etc.
http://www.businessjive.com/nss/darkside.html
It is about an hour long presentation. It is a primer on shorting and does reveal some of the secrets of WS. Enjoy
OR, there is simply no merit to the case? Can't prove any aspects of Lanham act, no damages, etc.
sadly, many of us "predicted" that NOK would do anything and everything to stall, delay, protract, extend and otherwise obfuscate to no end, years ago. Some said as much on the RB Board.
Very Frustrated with this. See no reason courts cannot cut to the quick a little better and speed this crap up.
Vero - It is a BullCrap reason:
" Fortunately, the selling stems from a restriction that investor groups have that limits them to owning less than 5% of the shares in order for them to avoid SEC reporting requirements on a Schedule 13-D. So, investor groups try to stay below 5%, which means that as MOBL shares owned by these investors get registered, the stock has to be sold fast and furiously regardless of price to stay under the 5% level."
That means tha these groups would already have to have had purchased MORE than 5% of the shares to begin with.
More likely is shorting or dumping from other sources. IMO
We are down because almost everything is down. At least almost everything I track. Bot more at 32.02
You are such an arse. Denegrating and trying to belittle Bill D for typing out his thoughts. From a such a smart guy such as yourself? WOW, I am impressed.
NOT.
Good post.
Also to consider is what is EXPECTED for the salaries they get? NOBODY on this board accepted my rhetorical challenge months ago [and even about a year ago] to delineate what they expect from the employees for what they are paid. I believe in bonuses and the like, but it has to be for PERFORMANCE over and ABOVE what is expected at the given salary.
I have experience in doing just that. Defining a set of expectations that is a base level. Hitting performance metrics above that define the amount of bonus.
We did not get into "Other" compensation items like low interest loans or country club memberships, but the concept is the same.
I am probably on everyones ignore list.
CORRECT!
IMO, a DIVIDEND would have been much better.
I knew there was a reason to membermark you - Reasoned dialog. Thanx for all your input on these many issues and your refusal to succumb to the "corp wants to sell out on the cheap" and any other elements of his "agenda" diatribe.
Rmarchma, Is there some kind of tax wrinkle to this unissued vs treasury shares? TIA
Rmarchma, Help us understand - What is the difference between using unissues shares vs. treasury shares?
TIA
EXACTLY!!
Based on the presentation of the naked shorting, dividends are really the only thing to stop naked shorting - at least for longer than 90 days.
Also, MONTHLY dividends would help kill one of wall street's last dirty little secret on shorting - at least take the "naked" out of the equasion down to 30 days.
AND, if someone is going to short MY ashares, why can't I get the "rent" for them? HMMMM.
What the hell happened to make this go down so big?
Looks like the 35s and maybe even the 40s options for Jul will get taken out?
Odds?
OT...Last.."coupon which can be redeemed to save EUR 2 (approximately $2.60) off the price of a Bitburger beer, drawn from the tap of Germany's second biggest brewery."
I worked in Germany for 8 1/2 yewars. I still Drink Bitburger to this day.
Lets try
Couple - 2
a few - 3 or 4
several - 5 or more
lol
L2V, acquisitions before 2 more 3g licsenses [with biggies] is a VERY bad idea, IMO.
Last, ...But why?
I understand the process of getting more cash, but it is unnecessary since we will be [hopefully] and have been generating lots of cash anyway. Unless there is a distinct PLAN for the cash, this makes no sense. And that much either makes us a BETTER takeover target OR 'forces' us to acquire someone. This company has had a difficult time pursuing the business plan. Acquiring someone else is just a more difficult task. Maybe in 3-5 years - once they start firing on all 8 cykinders.
That just doesn't plain make sense. How exactly would this work??
Last, "KoP may have missed the window for a buyback now, ..."
But they could just as easily return some cash in the form of a DIVIDEND, instead. No objections here.
Just a little schnitzel.
The greatest patents in the world mean nothing if...
1. Nobody licsenses them, or
2. We cannot otherwise MONITIZE them.
Re NOKIA: NOK will do ANYTHING and EVERYTHING to avoid paying any licsense fees, etc. until they absolutely have to.
Please see the IDCC board for the past 2 years.
Altho they recently [and finally] paid an amount awarded by an arbitration panel, they fought THAT and continue to fight patents using EVERYTHING they can think of including comments on the chat boards, calling out management as dishonest, etc.
Be very very careful in any projections involving NOK. IMO.
Still here - mostly lurking.
I guess I have not read all theposts, but I don't see the need for the extra stock authorization.
I have not yet seen results - any significant results. At leastr none that improve pps.
I can only say that we need to change our thinking: NOT a buck a phone -
A BUCK per DEVICE !!
Phone = device
PDA = device
PC = device
etc.,
Touted 10-50 bagger at 1.50
dmiller, Not saying any acquisition w/could not be acretive to earnings. Hopefully the buyback will be acretive, but that really depends on future earnings.
The $100Mil would be better spend on dividends in my view than acquisitions or buybacks.
I was just addressing your point about the leakage of cash.
dmiller, IDCC has had $100 Mil for what, 6-7 years now. Issuing the shares for acquisitions or whatever will be just as dilutive as issuing more [non treasurary] shares.
Putting the cash in investors hands is putting cash in investor hands. No real difference if they pay it as dividend or buy my shares - the cash is still gone.
Jim, I must have missed the amount and return on the tantivy patents.
There seemed to be little discussion on that particular topic.
Not entirely true from my chair. Some of you folks continue to harp on Corp B for his position, some MUCH MORE than once.
I happen to agree with a lot of what he has to say. I have said MORE THAN ONCE, and I will say it again, that the management team is fairly well compensated before any options.
Having said that, I EXPECT guys making a quarter mil plus to do something other than just show up to earn the base salary.
The options bonuses shopuld be for that performance ABOVE AND BEYOND what is reasonably expected to earn that salary.
Every time there is a new licsensee, most here go hog nuts and, "WHOO HOOO, they sure earned their bonus and stock options today!" mentality prevails.
So, my real question is, What do you expect [EXPECT as is demand as normal] from these guys for this kind of regular salary? Don't bother responding. Unless, of course, you actually have some minimal performance standards or targets stratified to justify bonuses.
WHAT?? Doesn't matter who developed. The NTP bot the patents and wants to make $$ from them. NO different frm IDCC doing the same [Tantivy?].
volume preceeds price!
WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?
ALL OF A SUDDEN DOWN.
How long should all this take?
Success, you must be joking.
I'm waiting for REAL revenues. AND REAL REVENUES AS REPORTED BY THE COMPANY, not some guy in the audience at the Shareholders Mtg.
REVENUES from AirClick? Correct, I did miss that one.
Nice Post.
Still here. Still waiting on revenues from Virgin. Still waiting on ScanBuy/AirClick issues. Long wait.