Can we just wait it all out?

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Ball said investors who have time to let the market turn around should just sit tight and wait it out.

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But just wait until it comes time to pay out.

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Will they continue to simply wait it out, hoping the movement will just fade away?

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You don't have to wait for Verizon to roll it out -- just follow the read link and look for the XV6700-related files on UTStarcom's site (user beware, of course, since this hasn't been announced).

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On the other end of the spectrum, the lack of big blockbusters suggests that PE-backed companies with the financial resources to wait out the market will do just that, if it means a better result for their sponsors down the road.

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From the look of things, this tablet's going to be more at home in the workshop than the boardroom, but we'll just have to wait and see what becomes of it once the thing makes it out of beta.

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