InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[The Count]

hacitra, in a word, YES.

it seems to me, everyone benefits when IDCC achieves it goals. does it really matter if the percentage return on our investment is a few percentage points less?

If you bought a home for $250,000 and now could sell it for $750,000, how would you feel if the real estate agent who sold you the home now wanted a 10% commission to sell it to someone else?

Ever played in a poker game where the house drags a percentage from the pot? The winners can be happy because they came out ahead, and the losers did not have nearly as much taken from them because they didn't win many pots, so no one can complain. However, the fact is that both are worse off than they should be. The house deserves a cut for providing a service, but if it gets to high, then the winners get a poor return based on the risk they took and the losers are forced out of the game sooner, missing a chance to recoup.

I will never understand this blank check mentality - I wish I could do tax returns and get paid a % of the refund.