[Steko]

"It's quite another to collude with other companies to buy up huge patent portfolios for the sole purpose of extorting your competitors and stifling competition.."

Wait I'm biased but according to you, Apple is using this for the sole purpose of extortion? Come off of it. Back here in the real world Apple has probably paid out many times more in patent suits then it has or will collect any time soon. Why can't Apple be using these defensively as well?

[kelnos]

Maybe they are, but I'm more concerned with their primary purpose, and the "everyone vs. Google" setup of the bid-teaming seems to point to the offensive nature as primary.