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, from reading the thread on GFY, it seems to me that TB did this NOT under the direction of their legal counsel, but as strictly a business decision.
Granted, I'm not a big player, I don't have a huge amount of $$$ that could be lost and in fact, I didn't even get an Acacia letter, but IMHO, if you're going to be paying $$$$$$ to attorneys - including patent attorneys from what I understand - it seems you'd do what THEY suggest you do.
I can see it as an "insurance policy" - I said that when CE signed up, but I have to wonder if there's business lost when making the decision.....