infinite_q..Good Post...but, the general feeling that I got from reading the option related messages (atleast majority of them if not all) is that no one is opposing the idea of giving options to engineers. They are only showing strong resistence of the options going into the pockets of a few who have been getting them no matter what. Don't think that I am against the management. MANAGEMENT IS REALLY PERFORMING AND IT DESERVES NICE PERKS. But, probably...since we have so much of cash...a cash bonus would be really great. Bcoz, everytime management tries to take a bite of the bonus options, the stock is taking a real hard hit and losing the steam.
Anyway, the way IDCC is behaving now, it seems that we have put the ugly past behind and forging ahead with full force.
Good Luck and Congrats to ALL.
Long and Strong!
-vg_future