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My name is Dave Reed.

I got my words out and with me in the studio is Darmes Sheth and E. S. P.

E. P. S. Senior writer Gabriel Marcotti, thank you very much for coming in today.

Thanks for having you on.

How's it been no problem?

Gab? So far, it's been about 20 seconds into the show.

I'm talking about the window.

Well, you know.

Countdown mode one week to go.

I think what you realize in the window is obviously there's X number of deals that are done

beforehand in December and then obviously they push the paperwork you know I mean I mean

know guys like that and then you have these other deals where you know it would be in everybody interest to do them sooner.

I mean I'm thinking of the Ericsson deal. Inter-Malon have dropped about four points and they're haggling over a few million.

Would those few million are they worth more than the four points that they've dropped in

the season?

I'm not saying Ericsson being there would have resolved everything but that's what you get into so I

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