[zainny]

These emails are so strange. The tone taken by both parties is just so...unbelievable.

For example, Brian's opening salvo "Neither of these options are remotely acceptable to me. It is also offensive to me that you would think my time was only worth $100/hr, considering I turn down requests offering 4 times that rate regularly."

Seriously, "regularly" turning down offers for work at a rate of over $400/hr?

And also, "I was born wealthy; I have an obscene trust fund. I assure you that if required, I will obtain the best legal representation for corporate litigation in the Silicon Valley."

When I read the original blog post, it really tugs on the heart strings and makes Brian seem the underdog.

Now after reading these emails, he comes across as a complete jackass.

[Steko]

I love how he went to them in the beginning to port their app, listed WhosHere in the search keywords for his app and then acts like these guys appeared out of nowhere to blindsided him.

I'm not sure how strong the merits for the trademark case are but I got no sympathy for this guy.

[anton000]

Omitting to mention that he tried to sell them an app, and failing to mention the other party's offer of 100k. Just throws out any sympathy I have for Brian.

Clearly this is just mud-slinging and a good play at eliciting the developer and HN community's tendency to white-knight oppressed "davids" without hearing both sides of the story.

[tjic]

> seriously, "regularly" turning down offers for work at a rate of over $400/hr?

Yeah, that line stuck out like a store thumb.

[slantyyz]

> seriously, "regularly" turning down offers for work at a rate of over $400/hr?

I wonder what the hourly rate of a small-firm lawyer is.

[harryh]

Ya, very weird to see that trust fund line where in the blog post he says that he can't afford 10k to hire a lawyer and put a donation button up.

I wonder which one is true?

[duck]

I'm only guessing, but I would say the latter is true and former a bluff.

[tdfx]

  Now after reading these emails, he comes across as a complete jackass.

I agree. But WhosHere looks worse for the options they're offering him. Both are pretty terrible.

[jkubicek]

They clearly stated that the initial offer was just the beginning of negotiations. I didn't see anything wrong with the offer.

[ryanmolden]

Those quotes from his mail made me immediately picture Ignatius Reilly.