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It sounds a lot like how the Mafia operates...

• Tobu 15y ago
  Right, it's a protection racket. Except that software isn't anyone's turf in particular, there are no gang wars to keep the troll count low, so you'll end up paying, paying, and paying again until you are big enough to spend a lot on IP lawyers. Then the lawyers start to twiddle their thumbs, and you begin to acquire your own patent portfolio. Then you become part of the problem.