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Larry, I normally agree with you quite a bit. But you're not seeing how much this helps them in the future. You're totally discounting the value of (a) not bein
by unreal37 13y ago
Larry, I normally agree with you quite a bit. But you're not seeing how much this helps them in the future. You're totally discounting the value of (a) not being sued as often and (b) not having to pay license fees that directly take away from profits.
How much did they spend on this trial? How much was Alcatel asking for a license fee ($19 million). Did they litigate this for less than $19 million? I bet they did.
- larrys 13y agoPeople seem to misunderstand that the point I am making (sorry if this is not clear) has nothing to do with whether they should or should not have settled this case. Only the attitude of the legal officer and the statement that he made.
- jlgreco 13y agoThe statement he made will have the effect of further reducing the number of cases that he has to fight... If he were really interested in troll-stomping over all other interests he would be better off saying "We may have won this one, but most of the time we like to settle".