Maybe it was just me, but I got the sense the target audience of his piece was individual or small teams. Hence, "even if you get one ($20,000+ later), you can’

Maybe it was just me, but I got the sense the target audience of his piece was individual or small teams. Hence, "even if you get one ($20,000+ later), you can’t afford to use it against any adversary big enough to matter." These comments citing Apple and Google with their effective use of patents as some sort of counter argument seem to have missed the mark. Those guys are certainly able to afford $20k, and they can certainly afford to take on any adversary big enough to matter.