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Ouch.
All this bickering is troubling me. I understand the arguments coming from both sides and I’m going to have to side with Qualcomm on this one. They created a technology, which means investing R&D dollars, and now they want to be compensated for it. As much as I hate companies stifling innovation by patenting every tiny thing possible, this is capitalism at work.
Now if Qualcomm was charging Nokia more than the other phone manufactures then that would be a totally different story. Six companies in total have filed complaints against Qualcomm’s pricing to the European Commission.
Why can’t these 6 companies just boycott paying Qualcomm? That would be the equivalent of the Pullman strike, but on an international level.
Here is a better idea: OPK and Paul Jacobs should compete in a few gladiator sports; I’d pay to see that.
UPDATE: Nokia just released this press release detailing how Qualcomm also uses Nokia patents. I’m now neutral on this topic since there is a lot of information I don’t have to accurately make a judgment call. I wonder how much the lawyers are making off of this case?
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
