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Did you even read the whole blog post? "This anti-competitive strategy is also escalating the cost of patents way beyond what they’re really worth. The winning
by Steko 15y ago
Did you even read the whole blog post?
"This anti-competitive strategy is also escalating the cost of patents way beyond what they’re really worth. The winning $4.5 billion for Nortel’s patent portfolio was nearly five times larger than the pre-auction estimate of $1 billion. Fortunately, the law frowns on the accumulation of dubious patents for anti-competitive means — which means these deals are likely to draw regulatory scrutiny, and this patent bubble will pop."
- jonknee 15y agoOf course I read the post, the reason prices went up for this auction is because the winners planned to go on the offensive (those licenses add up when you're shipping a half million phones a day). Google's upset about having to spend so much money for defense against dubious patents. It's not hypocritical whatsoever.
- Steko 15y agoIt takes two to bid up a price.