InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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Please Read - STRATEGIC ALLIANCES, MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, SELLS, Etc. are all strategic alternatives open for IDCC to explore from my perspective. Most of us have assumed only a partial or entire company sell were the options available to IDCC. I would think and hope the hiring of Evercore and Barclay would evaluate and present all options available to IDCC with a recommendation of which options to explore. Narrowing and evaluating these options could take a little more time than most have assumed based only thinking a sell was the only option.

Even just the alliance alternatives could take time.
Align with Apple or Droid to give them a competitive advantage while enabling faster/better royalty receipts?
Align with Intel or another chipset provider?
Yesterday I asked about being bought by a carrier but what about aligning?
Aligning or Merging with WiLAN or MOSAID or BOTH creating a larger patent base?

Most here would probably be flipped upside down but what if IDCC since they have ample cash and raised $200M to bid on the Nortel patents bought WiLAN or MOSAID or BOTH!

I am not saying the alternative being explored is not a partial or entire IDCC sell, just that we all need to consider there are other options. The reports of "initial bids" may be true but the next rounds could be on hold until the other options have been evaluated. We should not be jumping to conclusions or getting to emotional over pure speculation. I have taken Ron's advice to drink a beer to heart while trying to just keep abreast of the situation but not panicking by all of the various rumors. FYI – 2 or more beers on bad stock price days! Just what the doctor ordered.

All above is JMHO. Good luck to all,
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