Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

[mowo]

There's a critical nuance that's missed here: The patent portfolio is worth far more than the [lack of] revenue stream to date. If a consumer electronics company bought Liquidmetal, they would gain access to the patent portfolio. Apple has contractual right of first refusal in that instance, so the value of the buyout is then raised to whatever Apple is willing to pay to keep another consumer electronics company from buying rights to those patents. That is – I suspect – a LOT more than $0.20/share.

Yes, Apple has exclusive rights in the CE space, UNLESS a competitor buys Liquidmetal. I suspect Apple will do whatever it has to do to keep that scenario from playing out.

One of the reason that AAPL is so successful financially is because they squeeze everyone but themselves.