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It's entirely logical. You're talking about emotions, not logic.

Patent trolls win => his legit companies lose value, his patent troll gains value

Patent trolls lose => legit companies gain value, patent trolls lose value




To be clear, it is the same logic that justifies patent trolling.

Imagine if some startup "hedged" by covertly transfering funds from customers' bank accounts when they cancel their subscriptions:

Great product => paying customers

Bad product => steal money from customers


Oh yeah, filing a civil suit and outright stealing from people are totally the same thing. Great comparison, bravo.




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