Google is either going to spend lots of money on buying patents, or lots of money on lobbying and litigation. That's only win-win for lawyers. Everyone else lo

Google is either going to spend lots of money on buying patents, or lots of money on lobbying and litigation. That's only win-win for lawyers. Everyone else loses out, since as you point out it diverts funds away from productive use (though how that's an abuse of Google's position escapes me).