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Worse? That is exactly what we have right now!

• VMG 15y ago
  They are still suing each other. There could be a system where there is a cartel that only sues the small ones.
  • beagle3 15y ago
    That's already happening. Google, MS, Apple, IBM, Intel, AMD/ATI, nVidia, AT&T and a few others already have cross-licensing deals essentially between everyone and everyone. It's just that HTC and Samsung are not part of _this_ cartel.
  • burgerbrain 15y ago
    That is the current system's default mode of operation. What do you think MPEG LA is?
  • tsotha 15y ago
    That's essentially the situation in hardware. All the big players have portfolios of patents which they swap in cross-licensing deals. As a newcomer you have no chance of breaking into the business since you don't have a portfolio of your own - you'd get sued out of business.