[kernal]

>sued into bankruptcy

Good luck with that. I'd like to see this play out in court with a technically inclined judge. Be careful what you wish for.

[Nextgrid]

I suspect the end-game of Beeper is to explicitly set a legal precedent or at the very least a highly publicized fight over adversarial interoperability, something no other company dared to do (because most tech companies nowadays themselves make money out of interoperability restrictions).

I assume there's some very rich benefactor behind it that is willing to fund it.

[randyrand]

Yes, this is like a picture perfect case for interoperability.