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The question of Best Buy settling has come up. Most settlements involve a clause that prohibits either party from disclosing the terms of the settlement. Since
by aaronjg 14y ago
The question of Best Buy settling has come up. Most settlements involve a clause that prohibits either party from disclosing the terms of the settlement. Since the primary objective of First Round taking on the law suit was to 'teach big businesses a lesson.' A settlement would have been counterproductive for them, even if it would have resulted in a substantially higher payout or significantly decreased legal costs. First Round wanted blood to be shed publicly.
- samt 14y agoLet's face it, "teach big business a lesson" is a convenient press tactic. First Round is a bunch of capitalists like the rest of us.
- kevinpet 14y agoI think the lesson for big business was "don't fuck with our companies" and the lesson for startups was "we won't let big business fuck you over".