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OT To All:
Happy and prosperous NEW YEAR to all from southeast Texas.
dsteel
OT JimLur, thank you so very much for the first round at our Houston meeting.
Art, I must say you are truely a fine gentleman, and we all appreciated your hospitality.
It was great to see all of you again, and meeting several for the first time. The tribute to Rookie was wonderful. Kind of reminded me of the way we pay tribute to our POW/MIAs service men and women at our American Legion meetings.
Bulldzr, you did a great job putting this luncheon together. Thanks!!
BTW..Rockitt, is trading in pork bellies something like options trading?? LOL
dsteel
A happy, healthy, and joyous Christmas to all!!!
Go IDCC in 2006,
dsteel
Careful there L2V, you will be getting a rebutal about "size doesn't matter" (bandwidth). None the less an excellent observation and I think you have said it best before..tic toc.
dsteel
It seems that it wasn't all that long ago that some of the posters on this board did their best to argue that IDCC had absolutely no claim to anything involving CDMA 2000.
It is indeed refreshing to watch events as they unfold in wireless technologies, and maybe one day soon expose the mystery indemnifier along with all the others that have a difficult time giving our Company the recognition they deserve.
dsteel
Jimlur,
Thank you!!
dsteel
O.T. Bulldzr,
Your right,we certainly need the rain here in southeast Texas, but I would like for it to hold off just long enough to finish the barbeque on the Fourth.
You are also right about the gravel roads in my precinct. I've been getting a lot of complaints (dust, washboard, etc.). I certainly won't put my new CAT 12H motorgrader on them and tear something up. Having my crew trying to blade and maintain these rock hard surfaces is tough.
I tell my constituents to pray for rain to soften things up, while we continue to work on overdue drainage projects. Go figure. LOL
dsteel
Congratulations to all longs!
dsteel
Jim_Charts
Time to move on! (#2)
dsteel
Dave Davis:
Sounds crazy???, but IMHO QCOM has viewed IDCC as a threat from the very beginning and still does to this day.
Been here a lonnng time watching and lurking very closely!
Again, MHO
dsteel
ED:
Thanks for the link!
No doubt there is plenty to get acquainted with at these sites.
dsteel
L2V:
I couldn't agree with you more. The problem I see is what happens when our BIG brother companies on OUR soil with prestige on Wall Street, a lot of power, influence with the politicians, etc. decide that they don't want our little FLEA on their turf because they may somehow feel threatened by a team of engineers that may have more to contribute to the industry than theirs?
I think these companies view competition differently and could care less about our USA trade imbalance. Seems like I recall that during the MOT debacle there was reference made of IDCC taking jobs away from America and we all know how that turned out.
dsteel
IMHO.. it is no longer a question of validity in IPR, but rather a connecting of dots on the part of Interdigital's legal staff into the collusive and damaging behavior by some very large wireless telecom firms toward the Company, Indemnifier included.
Time will tell all, and time is needed to ferret this out. It is getting closer!
dsteel
Learning2vest:
Very well said. Those with the agendas never seem to get it.
dsteel
A lot of excellent opinions being offered by several qualified posters. Along with all that has been said, however, I do remember that along with the Ericy docs, etc, the Motorola trial documents were also requested in this arbitration process. What is the opinion as to what bearing this has on what is at hand between Nokia and SAM??
TIA
dsteel
Sorry! I didn't proof-read.
"initially provide service to 100,000 customers"
dsteel
A question: Is there any connection between Huawei and Shenzhen Telephone Company that IDCC signed a contract with several years ago?
"In Addition, we have signed a contract with Ji Tong, a Government of China Ministry of Electronics Industries Corporation. This company will utilize our B-CDMA technology to initially serve 35,000 telephone customers, with subsequent service to be extended throughout China. We have also signed a contract with Shenzhen Telephone Company to use our technology to initially provide service to 100,00 customers."
This was in the "Recent Highlights" section of the 1993 IDCC Annual Report.
Just wondering,
dsteel
FWIW:
Good to see Nokia coming out of their doldrums.
dsteel
Test:
dsteel
My sincere condolences to the family of RTD.
I only knew him briefly and would have liked the chance to have known him better.
A fine gentleman he was. May he have peace and happiness through God's mercy.
dsteel
JKJ:
Because of the red flags you see going up as a result of the latest court action involving IDCC vs Nokia and IDCC's diminished chances of a favorable resolution, do you feel it is prudent for the Company to be announcing a share buy back considering all this uncertainty and the possibility of a share price collapse? TIA
dsteel
william_wallace:
Years ago, many felt Interdigital would prevail against Motorola. They did not and left alot of people scratching their head.
Most everyone had heard of Motorola, and the other party most likely was refered to as; Interdigital WHO?
Many reasoned the legal action ended as it did because of an uninformed lay jury who couldn't comprehend the complexity of the technology. Others said Interdigital never had the goods in the first place, while others argue they did!
One thing is for very sure, in high stakes legal games like Motorola then and Nokia-Samsung now, unfortunately anything is within the realm of possibility.
IMO, I hope this matter is dealt with justly and fairly.
dsteel
Amr.
IMO I think the crystal ball is telling us that is exactly what is about to happen!
dsteel
L2V
Well said! IMO your post is like hitting the nail squarely on the head, or the golf ball right on the sweet spot with the driver. BTW, I do neither very well LOL.
dsteel
OT To anyone:
Not that it matters all that much to our discussions on this board, but has there been any movement in regards to the Texas Instruments/ Qualcomm legal action that commenced several months ago?
dsteel
TFWG
For information purposes, how many individuals would normally be required in dispelling the "We believe" portion of Mr. Merritt's statement? Do you have to retain a certain credibility in order to make your patent application and/or validity "stick"?
My memory tells me that several years ago in the Motorola trial it was brought out that Motorola attempted to patent some of its tech, only to find out that IMM (IDCC) had already filed for the same.
I can't remember, but I believe this technolgy was the subject of the legal action between the two. We all know how that turned out! It would be unfortunate indeed if the system of patent review was all about big dogs and little flees LOL.
dsteel
IYO, what are the chances Motorola will design around and not agree to license any of IDCC tech?
They seem to have a competetive edge and a free ride on certain of other's technology now and in the past. Why not just continue?
IMO it is ironic that America looks for technology pirates offshore in foreign countries when we have them in our own backyard.
dsteel
Mschere,
Agreed! It is anyone's guess as to Wall Streets definition of efficient.
dsteel
O T My apologies!
The company I was referring to was Ellipso, and I assume was so named because of its technology in satellite communications using satellites in elliptical or symmetrically oval orbits.
Sorry for the confusion!
dsteel
I wonder if there is any connection between this Calypso Wireless, Inc. and the Calypso Co.(a few years ago) that offered a satellite communication technolgy solution via a different orbital design than that of the ill fated Iridium project and others.
Just wondering,
dsteel
but this "has emerged as a seminal issue in our trade negotiations" with other nations, Greenspan said.
Chairman Greenspan has made an extremely valid statement in regards to our growing service based economy, and protection of our intellectual property.
Unfortunately we need to do some house cleaning within our own borders first. IMO
dsteel
rtd and all the Houston cabal:
I won't make the lunch at Bonnies's Wedesday, must attend a County judges/Commissioners conference in College Station, Texas this week.
My very best to all AND our investment!
dsteel
MMC89,
That may very well be a good point!
dsteel
Bulldzr,
Interesting stuff, thanks!!
dsteel
Since Forbes and MacDonald were so quick to suggest that IDCC will fall off a cliff in 2006 "when most of it's valuable patents expire", could someone clue me in on when Qcoms most valuable patents expire or are they immune to that "worrisome" scenero?
Quote from the article:
"But Wall Street loves this outfit". What is the lady smokin? Very few like IDCC much less love them....certainly not Wall Street....but they will!
dsteel
Ronnie:
A quote from your letter and well done I might add!
"I also think that with enough adverse publicity, there might be the possibility of a successful boycott of Nokia products in America".
I don't think a boycott will ever be in the cards. Nokia is at their pinnacle and their undoing will come from within their own corporate structure. There is evidence of that already.
Anyway,IMHO the Asians will ultimately rule telecommunications.
dsteel
FWIW:
I feel confident that the publication "Wireless Week" is going to be more than happy to expand on the text of the Forbes article soon. IMO they have always had a rather narrow view of the wireless industry and who all the winners will be. I was a subscriber at one time, but really view it as a waste of money now.
dsteel
Loop,
"2g has been a hard learning experence and can be compared to the Old Man and the Sea."
GREAT analogy!
dsteel
To all:
Great day for the Company and all its shareholders! I only wish we could learn more concerning the indemnifier issue and what it will take to expose this practice.
Will be seeing some of you at Bonnies soon!
dsteel
my3sons87,
FWIW, IDCC, then IMM had on it's BOD Ambassador Diana Lady Dougan. She was Senior Advisor and Chair in 1991. She served as a Board member through 1993 and left sometimes in 1994. Later she hooked up with the Indemnifier I believe.
dsteel