Actually, that doesn't matter very much. The point of the pool is not to get access to patented technology that you wouldn't otherwise be able to use. It's to b

Actually, that doesn't matter very much. The point of the pool is not to get access to patented technology that you wouldn't otherwise be able to use. It's to be able to defend yourself against patent lawsuits. If you're sued, you can counter sue for infringing some stupid worthless patent in the pool, because any real implementation of anything infringes on some patent. With enough patents in the pool, counter-suit becomes a viable defense. Not also that this is why it won't work against patent trolls - they don't actually do anything of substance, and therefore aren't vulnerable to counter-suit.