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by WalterGR 5731 days ago
Is either company particularly litigious? Microsoft has filed on the order of 5 patent lawsuits in the last ever.
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Don't think only about lawsuits but also patent extortion. If their IP lawyers send a threatening letter and the receiver just complies and pays, we usually never get to hear about it.

A lawsuit is like having to beat up somebody to make an example out of him. It only happens when people refuse to pay for protection.