Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM) Message Board

To: freeus who wrote (65864)	2/2/2000 5:03:00 PM
From: pheilman_	Read Replies (2) of 152328

Commensurate earnings, yeah that's the ticket. Justified by the incredible long-term expensive commitment to R&D. Sorry about the M word. And a little bit to protect anyone from adding to the MCOM money bonfire: From MCOM's financial statements snip> Utilinet revenues may also remain flat or decline in the forseeable future as the Company focuses its efforts on the roll-out of Ricochet(2). TOTAL RETURN - SUMMARY MCOM -------------------------------------------- 12/93 12/94 12/95 12/96 12/97 12/98 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- METRICOM, INC. 100 62 56 62 40 21 NASDAQ STOCK MARKET (U.S.) 100 97 138 169 208 293 RUSSELL 2000 100 99 127 148 181 176