InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[the trading doctor]

DN

Not really a function of too much faith in nokia and not enough in interdigital, it is more about our legal system and not protecting a small business that has brought new technology to an ever changing industry.

lets face it, if our legal system did not provide so many different options for a deadbeat foreign company this would have been resolved countless times before.

The cynic in me is saying that nokia would not have come all this way and spent countless legal fees (while not paying idcc) if they did not feel like they had an average case at least. If it was a much a slam dunk as everyone thought then nokia had more then enough opportunity to settle this thing and not risk a ban and real trouble while likely saving them legal fees and likely getting a better deal in the settlement.

if a settlement or going to a final ruling were one and the same meaning the ruling would be no worse off then settling now then taking it to a ruing makes sense as there really is no risk, but as I understand (though we really don't know what type of deal idcc was offering if any regarding a settlement?) a ban is a whole lot worse and especially when you consider their deal with Microsoft why risk something so deadly if you did not feel like you had a reasonable chance.

I hope I am so wrong that mickey will make fun of me for a month, I really do, I just am having a hard time thinking this is the end.

the 19th cant come soon enough