From the quoted letter, and to some of your points as well: "I would rather spend fifty thousand dollars on defense" There are other costs, it's not just mone

From the quoted letter, and to some of your points as well: "I would rather spend fifty thousand dollars on defense" There are other costs, it's not just money. There is time (even if someone else is footing the legal bill), uncertainty, aggravation, stress for a process that can take years. Involvement in legal matters is not trivial. While I think that anyone who has been involved in the psychological aspects of litigation is well aware of the point that I am making I believe that it is felt by some that Microsoft's antitrust problems in the 90's caused them to miss many opportunities on the internet. You really really need to understand the entire impact of decisions to litigate and it should not be taken lightly.