Re:Apple declines to join Microsoft in funding patent troll ...
by rbanffy on Friday April 11, 2014 @05:04PM
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> But a behemoth like Microsoft or Sony? Why pay up?
When they pay, they are getting rid of the problem and, at the same time, funding the troll that will hit their competition with similar lawsuits, making the competitors' lives more difficult and theirs easier. It's one of the only legal ways to spend money raising the entry barriers to your market.
When they pay, they are getting rid of the problem and, at the same time, funding the troll that will hit their competition with similar lawsuits, making the competitors' lives more difficult and theirs easier. It's one of the only legal ways to spend money raising the entry barriers to your market.