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		wes-exp on Aug 29, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lodsys in a Panic to Keep Apple Out of Suit To be fair, aren't those companies just victims of IV's patent shakedowns rather than IV co-conspirators?

technoslut on Aug 29, 2011 | [–]

It's fair to say they're both. By these companies and institutions backing down, they exacerbated the problem.

alecco on Aug 29, 2011 | [–]

IV is like Microsoft's (and IBM's perhaps) frankenstein.

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