Replies to post #42668 on InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[F6]

rmarchma -- look at where the company was e.g. 4 years ago, and look at where it is today -- I see no need to belabor it beyond that

[spider69]

ronnie...I have become less and less enchanted with mgmt over the last two years but the two things I have liked are as follows:

1> I am glad that they finally stood up to NOK. I hope that continues and that we don't cave for a deal that is 10 cents on the dollar. The fact that they are vigorously pursuing arbitration with them is what needed to be done. "Don't fullfill the timeline, we proceed in the next course of action"

2> In a "survival environment" they grew the cash position which has strengthened their resolve and staying power with several of these issues. It is no small accomplishment under the current business environment that they have been able to do this.

[billy jo]

To all, my answer to comments of management; I am an infrequent poster but enjoy reading the many post by so many qualified and knowledgeable posters, I know nothing about the technical aspects of this business, don't understand even some of the terms used so for that reason I rarely post because I do not feel qualified to discuss these technical details, but something I do know something about is running a business, before I retired and sold out I owned 2 business one of which was one of the largest of its kind in the state I live in, and one of the most profitable and what always amused and sometimes annoyed me was the number of people who knew more about running my business then I did, and I think about this as I read some of the comments about management. There are things that go on in running a business that is not privy to anyone, there are many mistakes made we don't want anyone to know about, there are mistakes made we would be highly critized if made public, but this is part of running a business and strangely a necessary part of running a business mistakes is what we learn from and when we critize management about things that we have only a smattering of knowledge about we're doing this unjustly and detrimentally to the success of this company. I'm amused by the change of attitude of the posters as condition change, when we have good news and the stock goes up appreciably the accolades of praise goes up proportionally for management, and just the opposite when the stock goes down, so our appraisal of management is more emotional than based on fact and knowledge. I have been and idcc owner long before idcc was idcc and have experienced all the ups and downs they have gone through and I base my belief on this company not by how many failures they have had but by their accomplishments. Just a few years ago this company was on the brink of bankruptcy by their own admission they had to sell stock to meet the payroll, today they have virtually no debt hundreds of successful patents and any number of licensees, over 100 million dollars in the bank, and remember also that any less conservative and frugal mnagemnt team could have easely squandered this sum of money in a short period of time through reckless and careless ventures so it seems that we should be singing some praise to management instead of citicism. This company is going through a very complex and difficult time and they need all the support they can get and if you are a stockholder and they are management your money and perhaps your future I'd say stand behind them 100% and give them all the moral support you can give. I am long on this company and I strongly believe on its future but when I begin to believe differently I will voice my opioion with my broker with one word, sell. My many thanks for the information so may of you have provided and please accept my comments for just what they were intended, an opinon.

BJ