I applaud your seriousness. But I don't want to spend the time on it. I would rather develop software in an ecosystem that is protected from such crap. If it ends up being Microsoft's, or Google's, or HP's, then so be it.

This is a threat to Apple's profits (directly, through lost app sales, and indirectly, by driving developers away from the platform). Can't imagine that Apple has other interests more important to protect.

Also, I think the 1% fund would be consumed by the first lawsuit. I don't know about Lodsys, but often patent trolls keep attorneys on staff, so they're not burning billable hours, while your legal team is. They can make us burn through our fund very quickly.

No, this is Apple's fight -- and if Apple won't fight it, the platform is doomed anyway, because all of the patent trolls will smell blood in the water.