InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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Mschere, that statement doesn't make a lot of sense:

"Why is IDCC limited to only acquiring Companies for their patent portfolio? IMO: They will be seeking device manufacturers and software Companies ..that can utilize IDCC assets and Industry relationships."

As far as I know the only significant assets IDCC has is it's patent portfolio and the value of that is proportionate to the amount it can license it for. You are suggesting that IDCC buy companies that could utilize these patents. That would make these acquisitions competitors to IDCC's licensees (present and future). Do you remember the primary reason Qualcomm divested itself of it's handset division? Because some of it's licensees were wary of signing a license agreement with a manufacturer who was competing with them. The whole unfair advantage thing. Now you are suggesting that IDCC will be putting themselves in that same awkward situation?

As far as using IDCC's "industry relationships", it's difficult to imagine how that would be beneficial considering that IDCC is widely considered to be the Rodney Dangerfield of the telecom world. Even Nokia, the company who apparently has the best relationship of all with IDCC, will barely give them the time of day. Just how is this type of relationship going to help anyone?

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