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Re:A patent troll backs off by mherdeg on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @01:19PM (#29003197)
I never quite understood why they didn't just send the big goat first.
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Re:A patent troll backs off by Enginerrrd on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @02:04PM (#29003886)
Because you don't get to become the big Billy goat by taking all the upfront risk. I've seen many a buck follow this strategy. When a group of 2 or 3 bucks enter a clearing, you'll almost always see the biggest oldest one go last.
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Re:A patent troll backs off by stickfigure on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @02:17PM (#29004080)
Maybe not a strategy, just survivorship bias?
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Re:A patent troll backs off by Enginerrrd on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @03:09PM (#29004848)
Maybe I don't understand, but I don't think this suggestion is quite coherent.

If the bucks following this stategy are the ones that survived, how is this survivorhsip bias rather than a winning strategy?

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Re:A patent troll backs off by randomswede on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @02:36AM (#29010198)
It could be both?
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