Ask HN: What does software *for your product* cost?

("for your product" means, software you're incorporating into a product, not just using it internally) I have a 4-part series coming up on software patents. The first two parts are written, but part three is to be about damages. My thesis is that, if someone does infringe your patent, the damages should be proportional to what a willing buyer would have paid to a willing seller. Possibly with a multiplier, but not some made-up gigantic number. In particular, I once posed this question to a VP Eng, and he said he would never pay royalties to someone, without a cap. Unless it was mission-critical and in that case, he would want to own it. Yet the damages claims I've seen are almost always an uncapped royalty, or else a huge number way beyond the willing-buyer-willing-seller range. No rants, please. What I'm looking for is some actual dollar figures for software you've licensed. I will anonymize it, and I will show you my text before publishing so you can be satisfied that your secrets are protected.