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Microsoft had net income of $5 billion last quarter. $100 million isn't "getting rich," but it is 2% of net income. Granted, it's a smaller percentage of net
by tanzam75 13y ago
Microsoft had net income of $5 billion last quarter. $100 million isn't "getting rich," but it is 2% of net income.
Granted, it's a smaller percentage of net revenues than of net income. But patent licenses are essentially pure profit, right? You're not doing the R&D for the purpose of getting patent licensing revenue.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoIt's a hundred million more than they deserve for that patent.