The problem with this pledge is that any company that would make the pledge and stand by it already isn't a patent threat. It's the companies that would make t

The problem with this pledge is that any company that would make the pledge and stand by it already isn't a patent threat. It's the companies that would make the pledge and break it or not even make the pledge at all that are the problem. Beyond a little peer/public pressure, this pledge does very little to address those companies.