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I can reassure you that this company is not about Nokia. We currently license about 50% of the 3G Markets
and we will achieve 100% shortly probably the end of 2010, read my lips.
I need a little more reassurance. Can you provide more than just read my lips?
Loophole, your last sentence says it all and thanks for that.
Can you somehow give us a sign that business
is not on hold until after the Nok appeal decision? Thanks in advance.
Dclarke, you might be correct. Maybe we could encourage Mickey to tone it down for awhile. To me, Mickey has a way of bringing good discussions to the surface, but it's possible he over-does it once in awhile. You have to admit.........it would be very boring here without him.
you need to take your agenda to the yahoo board.
Me thinks not. Mickey, please stay right here on IHUB. It's a free country and Dndodd can leave if he so chooses.
I've been thinking more and more about gold myself!
Ouch, it looks like both IDCC and the market are getting spanked today. Wish I had more dry powder............oh well.
Bulldzr, if you are gonna be message board sheriff's sheriff, you have to read ALL of my post. I said maybe I was mistaken.
Lurker, hum I thought you sold your holdings. Maybe I was mistaken. Hopefully you changed your mind.
Am also glad he didn't sell his position.
Lurker, hum I thought you sold your holdings. Maybe I was mistaken. Hopefully you changed your mind.
There's where I agree with you and not with Mickey. I would like to see a small quarterly dividend versus a one-time shot in the arm.
I listened to the last CC where Bill Nasgovitz asked some great questions that were not answered very well. For some reason I think dividends will be discussed in more detail at the next CC.
You have to admit, there are at least 2 or 3 options available to mgt that would greatly enhance our shares. This is just opinion however.
Maybe you'd like to share this business plan with us. I didn't see any mention of it in their mission statement. The words forward looking is used way too often. What about now with half a billion in cash?
The only difference between their shares and ours is we paid for ours. Theirs were self-awarded.
Btw, it's ok for us to disagree as long as we both have the same goal..........to see our investment appreciate in value. MO
AMEN I couldn't agree more! It's almost like mgt is disconnected from the concerns of shareholders.
Mickey, I've only been in IDCC for about 6 or 7 years so I missed all the ruckus to do with the $80 run-up in 1999. I am not a techie, CPA, or a stock guru. Just an investor who would like to see results. There is no excuse, IMO, for IDCC to remain at these low levels considering the fantastic fundamentals. Some might say some of us are "pie in the sky", that's ok. It's a free country.........at least for the time being.
We all know that Mickey goes beyond the call of duty with his posts, but all longs on this forum should be respectful of other fellow longs. This would include Mickey. I guess I am on the same brain waves as him because I feel Mickey's posts are inspiring. At the very minimum his posts make us think of the possibilities in our investment.
Using lightbulb jokes toward a fellow long just isn't cool. It would make more sense to just not respond to him rather than mock him. MO
Good post, Fish. Very sensible indeed!
Mickey, If I could boot
you or ban you from this thread I would do so like right now.
Jim, I don't get your comment above. The things that Mickey said about Harry and stock options are the same thoughts of many on this forum.
FWIW, as a conservative, I must say I had to agree with the progressive guy on MSNBC yesterday. He said he'd like to pass a bill that would require employee stock options to be kept for at least 4 or 5 years or termination (whichever came first). By doing this, said employees would have incentive to increase shareholder value which would also increase their share value.
Again, I will never understand the need for such shallow validation...
I'm still trying to figure out why this seller felt the need to tell everyone he's selling. Seems most just sell and disappear. Wasn't like he posted here on a regular basis.
I'd rather hold a stock with less of a bright future but has a stock price that moves when it should.
As expected, your response is contradictory of itself. If you truly believe what you say.....why then, don't you sell your IDCC shares and buy the stock that "moves when it should"? I'll tell you why. You remain here because you strive on playing a Monday morning quarterback.
Btw, I don't recall stating that I believe IDCC is going to $200. I stated that IDCC should definitely be somewhere between it's current price and $200. Stocks with similar fundamentals are trading in the $70-$90 range. I'll look to see if I can find a couple of examples.
Good post, Mickey. Sad but true. Recently a poster called me a "pie in the sky" investor. I responded by asking him to show me another stock with the same fundamentals as IDCC that is trading at the same levels and PE as IDCC. IIRC, the poster never responded back to me.
I have been checking out many other stocks and have yet to find one even close to IDCC as far as fundamentals are concerned. JMHO
Jai, I like your thoughts on the buy back. Small floats usually mean quicker moves in share price and hopefully the move would be skyward, lol.
As someone stated earlier, investing in IDCC is not for the "faint of heart". Everything happens at a snail's pace.
Ya gotta love it. Stock goes down well in a down mkt but limps in a good mkt. Same ole....
Speaking of drivel, lol.
Jimlur, after reading your previous it seems clear to me that Merritt is slowly cornering Nokia into a settlement. As more and more patents are approved, the tighter we squeeze Nokia. Maybe I'm looking through rose-colored glasses, but the horizon looks like blue sky to me. JMO
Mickey, my wife uses a Kindle. It's kind of like a E-book. She reads books on her Kindle.
Here's a Kindle.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015T963C/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=3413636371&ref=pd_sl_46otwdbzgv_e
What Lurgio sees in him, I will never understand. Of course, from one who moderates a stock board of a company involved in 3G telephony and states that he doesn't know what an "airCard" is, I can see how a smartass like Ed Ferrari could pull the wool over his eyes... I guess it is a "baffle them with your bullshit" type of thing.
Ye gads, I can't believe you would say this about Jimlur after the many thousands of hours he has devoted to this and other IDCC forums. Seems a little disrespectful to me, but that's just my opinion!
Too many unknowns at the current time but that has been the case for as long as I've been in this stock
.
Soooo..............if you think there's an unbalanced risk vs reward............surely you could find a better investment than IDCC. Why is it you remain here with us "pie in the sky" types? Curious minds want to know!
Hmmm, and talking to you is like talking to a day trader.........at least your post answered my question. I now know which side of the fence you're on. Good day!
Your thinking is not sound in this matter and I believe that even my detractors would agree with me on this one.
IMO, sound thinking is in the eye of the beholder and depends which side of the fence you're on. If, and I mean IF, management truly has shareholder value as a priority then they must realize that IDCC has yet to reach fruition for investors. Hence, some investors are here as traders and some as long term holders. Some are happy with small weekly/monthly returns via trading............while others are holding long shares in hopes of a nest egg upon retirement.
I guess I know what side of the fence I'm on..........how about you?
Miller, I'm not familiar with the workings of a buy-out. To me it doesn't make sense to sell. Wouldn't management lose control of salaries and bonuses going forward? Right now they call the shots......even though shareholders don't always agree with said shots.
Right now management has control of more than $400m in cash. Would they not lose control of this cash in a sale. Please show me how I'm wrong in my thinking!
I have to agree with Mickey once again. Why would management consent to a sale of IDCC? With their bonuses and all.........wouldn't a sale be like killing the "goose that lays the golden eggs"?
If a sale takes place, Merritt and the boys wouldn't be able to award themselves bonuses on a whim. This is just my opinion however.
Sheesh, I step out for a few hours and come back to a nice surprise. I like it!
I think Nokia has bullied IDCC for years, and they litterally paid hardly anything for 2G, but this is a new day, and this go round IDCC wants some of the money Nokia is making and made like they did on 2G sales
.
If I'm not mistaken, didn't Nokia and IDCC join forces and work as partners early on? I believe they shared ideas while work in the area of chip development, but I could be wrong. This partnership to place about 8-10 years ago.
How many ways do I say I'm not long or short but have followed IDC for 10 years after making a speck and just mising out on a ton of $$$.
Sooooo, you are not long or short, but just come here for entertainment and to offer opinions.............yea sure, LOL!
Robjer, the difference is most long shareholders are open with their opinions and ideas when posting on message forums.
The opposite is true with most short sellers. They disguise their posts and appear discreet to others...........ahem, like you for example, not that there's anything wrong with that.
If you are shorting IDCC why not be honest about it? Whatever thoughts you have about Mickey, at least he doesn't post "incognito".
The above is purely just my opinion!
Just curious....are you short IDCC?
Me thinks the only credible ideas regarding COB are in the brains of a select few in KOP. I guess it's a "wait and see" process.
As will the Nas and Dow, lol.
If you think its not a big deal then thats your opinion as I think the ongoing onslaught of form 4's and preplanned sales are a HUGE DEAL, and harms the hell out of our stock performance, and its time to have it halted and fiduciary responsibility put in place to enhance repeat enhance shareholder value not diminish it via officers getting rich on our back. Does anyone pay you and pay your taxes so you want have to pay them through excessive pay?
You got me on that one, Mickey. As much as we dislike bonuses paid via stock options, I believe it is a common practice in public companies, is it not?
Dndodd,
You are probably correct, but I gathered from the content of his post and his name "Goodbuddy" that he might be a youngster. I don't get enjoyment by dumping on immature minds. Maybe he is just beginning his investment career and wants delve into the experienced minds on IHUB.
Maybe I am too paranoid for my own good?
Yep, it's possible you are mildly paranoid. I'm of the opinion that most form 4's are issued to cover taxes.