playing devils advocate here. But when companies fight over patents, does't that mean that they are putting money on R&D that will eventually drive all the fie

playing devils advocate here. But when companies fight over patents, does't that mean that they are putting money on R&D that will eventually drive all the field forward in the middle term? even if at some cost on the short term... Apple and HTC are not /just/ patent trolls. ...I find my own argument hard to swallow, but i just thought i had to offer ONE counter point to one patent posts on HN :)