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Then maybe its time we stop patenting ideas and only allow patents for physical products. Any idiot can have an idea. But the first one to get that idea translated to a useful product (either built or a defined, specific design) should be the winner, not who thought of it first.
Besides, as I said earlier, what happens if they reach settlement but the patents are all rejected a year from now? Is NTP going to give the money back? Not likely. RIM gets boned for nothing. It's just not who holds the patent that counts, but the quality and viability of that patent that needs to be considered. The courts aren't doing that.
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