Replies to Post #51552 onInterDigital Inc (IDCC)

Replies to #51552 on InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

12/09/03 3:26 AM

BRAVO Dishfan. That was well thought out and beautifully constructed.

A focus of this thread last week revolved around the notion of a "watershed event" and whether we would recognize it if it occurred. I believe that we will all look back on the events of December 8th and realize that this was the moment that our Company was called up to the big leagues. The irony is that the seminal event which jumpstarted our renaissance in the eyes of Wall Street was an article in a mainstream financial publication which displayed a reckless disregard of the truth. I can just hear Howard now "Lady, you know what? You were right -- we're nothing but a bunch of litigators. And here's a libel suit for you to suck on".

At any rate, I attempted to do my part to defend my Company today by increasing my stake by 10%. I hesitated to do it for diversification reasons but it's no longer about just one Company. It's about standing up to lies, deceit, theft, and reneging on a promise. Covering shorts, day traders, arbitrageurs, Goliaths -- I'm putting you on notice. Everyone may have a price, but I'll be collecting for value, reparations, and PAIN & SUFFERING.

JimLur

12/09/03 7:57 AM

#51569 RE: Dishfan #51552

Dish; With out a doubt send it. The more objections the better.

This joint effort by the company and the shareholder base is something Forbes never expected and they can actually benefit by it.

By eating a little crow such as apologizing to the shareholders and the company and printing the company's rebuttal
they can assure their readers Forbes is playing on a level field and their journalists are not allowed the privilege of creating price movement in American companies.

Dave Davis

12/09/03 12:03 PM

#51621 RE: Dishfan #51552

The Forbes-George Gilder-QCOM connection

A few years ago I subscribed to the George Gilder technology letter. As I recall, he was a die-hard, long time QCOM shareholder, and would not give IDCC the time of day.

He was, and is, also a contributing editor to Forbes magazine.

I have no idea if he was in anyway involved in Elizabeth MacDonald's article, but if, and it's a big 'if' anybody here or Janet Point ever gets into a dialog with Forbes about the article, it would be interesting to ask if Mr. Gilder, a known QCOM shareholder and advocate, had any influence on the preparation of the article.

The Gilder-Forbes connection:

http://www.forbes.com/2003/07/18/cz_jd_0718watch.html

The Gilder QCOM connection:

http://www.thestreet.com/comment/openbook/1094590.html

Dave