I hear a lot of people here focusing on this agenda-setting title but to me this title is as dishonest as when Apple states that "they are the largest tax payer

I hear a lot of people here focusing on this agenda-setting title but to me this title is as dishonest as when Apple states that "they are the largest tax payer in the world" as a defense for why they shouldn't pay more taxes in Europe. The question being raised is about proportions just like in this case. Weak, headline grabbing, agenda-setting titles are plenty to go around. The true cost of producing a patent-protected product is hard to know as it tends to be part of confidential business information. I think it's fair that people question the cost of monopolies since they draw their status from protections conferred by (patent) law - conferred by the people.