Apple to Lodsys: you'll have to go through us to sue iOS devs

Re:Apple to Lodsys: you'll have to go through us to sue iOS ... by blutonium on Tuesday August 09, 2011 @06:28PM (#2865797)

The article mentions that Google and others (Microsoft) got in on the same financing deal granting them similar licenses. RIM licensed the same portfolio this past March.

Anyone know why Google/MS/RIM haven't filed to intervene as well?

Edit:

List of investors: http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2011/05/intellectual-venture...

RIM: http://www.intellectualventures.com/newsroom/pressreleases/1...

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Re:Apple to Lodsys: you'll have to go through us to sue iOS ... by shaggyfrog on Tuesday August 09, 2011 @06:36PM (#2865827)

>Anyone know why Google/MS/RIM haven't filed to intervene as well?

Perhaps because, in terms of dollars spent by users, the iOS market is by far the biggest ongoing concern.

I'm sure that, for RIM at least, the cost-benefit analysis is pretty prohibitive.

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Re:Apple to Lodsys: you'll have to go through us to sue iOS ... by r00fus on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @01:28AM (#2866890)

I'm guessing they're hoping Apple will bear the burden and pin down Lodsys.

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