InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[Danny Detail]

To All .. Like all of you, I have been perplexed by why IDCC's licensing efforts have been so frustrating, costly and unsuccessful with NOK when one considers that other significant major players in the wireless market have licensed .. either willingly or kicking and screaming. Then it occurred to me that there is one unique .. and perhaps considerably important .. difference between NOK and all of the others: NOK is the ONLY one that entered into a joint development effort with IDCC for 3g. Has that muddied the licensing waters? If the answer is no then we certainly do need to be worried about the negative impact on future licensing efforts from this decision. If the answer is yes, then perhaps NOK is truly a special case which would add credence to WM's comments that IDCC's future is not inextricably tied to a NOK license.

MO,
Danny