In my mind (despite the precedent with Google), Google's irreverent bidding suggests that they were simply running up the bid. In which case perhaps the partne

In my mind (despite the precedent with Google), Google's irreverent bidding suggests that they were simply running up the bid. In which case perhaps the partnership with Intel suggests similar strategies from companies that never intended to win the portfolio. It would be interesting to me to know if Google later secures licensing on some or all of these patents for less than Pi billion, as licensing seems more likely than litigation.