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People don't write hundred million dollar checks for a single obvious invalid patent. There's like 20 companies signed up. There's a reason they all sign up a
by Steko 15y ago
People don't write hundred million dollar checks for a single obvious invalid patent. There's like 20 companies signed up. There's a reason they all sign up and it's probably pretty compelling evidence that MS has multiple unlikely to be overturned or easily worked around patents being infringed.
- kumarm 15y agoYou forgot to mention that most of them are also Microsoft's Partners and has other business interests with MSFT.
- azakai 15y agoThere are definitely reasons for them signing up. Among them: 1. The risk of being sued. Even if the patents are bogus, they will still lose a lot of money from defending themselves. 2. Microsoft sweetens the deal with other business interests of theirs. For example, a discount on Windows licenses.