http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/02/10/two-weeks-to-judgement-day/ The voice of the BlackBerry community. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/02/10/two-weeks-to-judgement-day/comment-page-1/#comment-18526 Voice of reason Sun, 12 Feb 2006 03:40:05 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/02/10/001361/#comment-18526 NTP is guaranteed the money RIM is setting aside from the jury award, even if the patent it later declared invalid. That alone stands probably close to $300 million. So why would NTP settle for less then the $450million? They have nothing to lose by taking this as far as possible in the courts and through the patent office. This is another reason why getting an injunction doesn't hurt them as much as some people try to make on. RIM on the other hand has everything to lose in this game of chicken they've decided to play. NTP is guaranteed the money RIM is setting aside from the jury award, even if the patent it later declared invalid. That alone stands probably close to $300 million. So why would NTP settle for less then the $450million? They have nothing to lose by taking this as far as possible in the courts and through the patent office. This is another reason why getting an injunction doesn’t hurt them as much as some people try to make on. RIM on the other hand has everything to lose in this game of chicken they’ve decided to play.

]]> http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/02/10/two-weeks-to-judgement-day/comment-page-1/#comment-482267 Voice of reason Sun, 12 Feb 2006 03:40:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/02/10/001361/#comment-482267 NTP is guaranteed the money RIM is setting aside from the jury award, even if the patent it later declared invalid. That alone stands probably close to $300 million. So why would NTP settle for less then the $450million? They have nothing to lose by taking this as far as possible in the courts and through the patent office. This is another reason why getting an injunction doesn't hurt them as much as some people try to make on. RIM on the other hand has everything to lose in this game of chicken they've decided to play. NTP is guaranteed the money RIM is setting aside from the jury award, even if the patent it later declared invalid. That alone stands probably close to $300 million. So why would NTP settle for less then the $450million? They have nothing to lose by taking this as far as possible in the courts and through the patent office. This is another reason why getting an injunction doesn’t hurt them as much as some people try to make on. RIM on the other hand has everything to lose in this game of chicken they’ve decided to play.

]]> http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/02/10/two-weeks-to-judgement-day/comment-page-1/#comment-18490 One Little Twit Sat, 11 Feb 2006 01:59:41 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/02/10/001361/#comment-18490 Absolutely agreed. 450 mil is not a small amount even for any company. Sometimes i think it's better to settle for content and not greed. Absolutely agreed. 450 mil is not a small amount even for any company. Sometimes i think it’s better to settle for content and not greed.

]]> http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/02/10/two-weeks-to-judgement-day/comment-page-1/#comment-482266 One Little Twit Sat, 11 Feb 2006 01:59:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/02/10/001361/#comment-482266 Absolutely agreed. 450 mil is not a small amount even for any company. Sometimes i think it's better to settle for content and not greed. Absolutely agreed. 450 mil is not a small amount even for any company. Sometimes i think it’s better to settle for content and not greed.

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