InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[blueskywaves]

In some minds he is even a detriment to the company because of his background (or lack of relevant background)

Are these the same minds that also want him to buy a blonde toupee?<g>

I don't know the size of Qualitex, but if its marketing claims are true then it actually has the kind of market ubiquity that we want IDCC to get for its technology.

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Every major original equipment manufacturer in the United States installs Sun Glow® pads on their dry cleaning press machines at the factory as part of their original equipment. In terms of quality and performance no other press pad compares to Sun Glow® press pads.

http://www.qualitexco.com/http/pads.html

Business acumen is business acumen. That's actually harder to find than scientific or engineering talent. I think the best indicator of the effectiveness of his leadership is that IDCC was able to participate in the growth of the industry when handset volumes went from 115 million units in 1997 to 423 million units in 2002. None of the brainiacs who lead IDCC before HC could have done this.

Post-settlement revisionism is always tempting and it just makes it easier to second-guess..................everything.