cdawall
where the hell are my stars
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Case | Caselabs Mercury S5+pedestal |
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Power Supply | Seasonic Prime 1200w |
Mouse | Thermaltake Theron, Steam controller |
Keyboard | Keychron K8 |
Software | W10P |
A patent violation claim does not become legitimate because someone else is paying for it. Most companies chooses to pay a fee over a lengthy legal process. Unfortunately patent applications and legal disputes are determined by legal experts, not technical experts. For this reason there are a number of patents that are "legally valid", yet any person with minor technical knowledge and a brain knows they either to be bullshit or preexisting technology.
There are a number of companies owning such patents, including companies like Microsoft and Apple. Microsoft has a number of patents which affect any operating system, incl. mouse input patents, and Apple own patents for "multitasking", none of which were invented by either companies. Even though every sane person know these patterns to be nonsense, most makers of Android devices pay Microsoft a fee per device.
Your opinion doesn't make the situation anymore legitimate. AMD holds this patent, according to AMD these companies are infringing on it. We will see what happens from here. You aren't a patent lawyer or the courts.