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> I suspect a big reason is that there’s middleware I’d bet it’s simpler. Saying “yes” to the ‘can we share this outside of this company?’ Question means a lot

• gjsman-1000 2y ago
  True, but who owns most of the patents? Some of the most litigious companies on earth (Qualcomm, Broadcom, Cisco). How many legal cases are more expensive than patent litigation? Also, it’s very simple: Imagine you approach Qualcomm. The script probably goes something like this: “Sure, we’ll license you that patent, for $0.92 per device, a $25K per month maintenance fee, and compliance with our terms and conditions - chiefly, don’t license this patent to anyone else, and don’t share the source code of your implementation.”