As the post you replied to says, you need to point out abuse of the laws in question for politicians to fix the issue. IV is abusing the law. Sure they are within the law but they don't respect the spirit of the law.

And Apple is getting tons of flack for the HTC patent case. They are not escaping freely while Intellectual Ventures is getting pounded on. And as far as poor consumers who buy from Apple, that's their own damn fault for doing so.

It's completely different when then a company like IV prying on small company who build things with patents that wouldn't stand in court. The little guy cannot sue IV to prove that since they don't have the cash. Public shaming in this case is the best way to go and it's the best way to bring it to the attention of the politicians who can fix the issue.

When Apple makes money those consumers get neat stuff. When IV makes money the opposite happens; neat stuff they could have gotten, they don't.

Point taken. But why it is more ethical to make product for consumers while it is less ethical to make money for investors?

To get more than too pedantic, apple creates wealth, IV shuffles money.