While I'm risking jumping in on the "me too" bandwagon - I don't think this is how it works. Perhaps Google is large enough for Broadcom to cop a different att

While I'm risking jumping in on the "me too" bandwagon - I don't think this is how it works. Perhaps Google is large enough for Broadcom to cop a different attitude with, but nothing about large hardware vendors makes me believe they think like you say. I think more likely what is happening now are some execs and lawyers @ bcom HQ right now trying to figure out if they can sue Google over any of this. They likely will not, but I'm sure they'd play hardball with any small player and at minimum cease doing business with them. While I've not dealt with bcom directly myself, I can say this opinion comes from experience.