manhonest

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   by manhonest 14y ago

   Nick, check your facts. That is the picture now. But how did IV get started? An ex-Microsoftie used _his own money_ to acquire a critical mass of patents before anyone would pay attention to IV. None of those companies pledged funds for
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   by manhonest 14y ago

   Other attempts at this task: 1. Google search: feldman-giants-among-us.pdf [+] 2. http://www.indiegogo.com/iv-thicket + Read this paper if you want to get a general idea of how IV operates.
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   by manhonest 14y ago

   My guess: Getting repeatedly cautioned and perhaps threatened by patent lawyers while CTO at Microsoft. To use the cliche, he could not beat them so he joined them. IV is essentially a patent law firm that is its own client, or a company
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   by manhonest 14y ago

   I don't care what anyone says, Aaron Greenspan you have once again impressed me... can't say the same for Zuckerberg. Well done. As for IV, I came across an amusing quote from their co-founder at a recent conference: he claimed, among othe