I don't think the lawsuits are about just settlement dollars.
I think they are about patent rights and lost revenue due to infringing
practices.
If you read some of the past history of the company, you can tell that SFT was thrown 'shade' by some of their competitors when competing for sales and contracts. I think they finally said, hey wait, enough of everyone else growing and making profit of technology we developed.
I'm guessing someone or something told them to sue those they felt were stealing their idea.
True about the discovery, but that's what it is for; in the case of Trustwave I think, they said, "hey we weren't infringing, we bought our product from Duo (or Centrify?)" and SFT said, "Ok fair enough" you intentionally didn't infringe we'll drop our charges and you drop any you have. The right thing to do all around. I respect that on both sides.
Now the thing is damages. And why not. Just cause you suck at sales doesn't mean you are not entitled to make money off your invention AND means others shouldn't make money off your invention without paying you.
There is nothing wrong with that ideology and business tactic imo. Dog eat dog world. If they can get past this Centrify debacle (and if you read the suit, it's painfully obvious that the CA judge made a serious blunder) then maybe the others will fall and SFT will get some of the profit of those companies (going back how long??) and also going forward should garnish future sales when others use/sell OOBA/2FA.
Right now it's just about staying afloat (although there IS some BLOAT in their FLOAT!!) til probably next spring.
Good luck all, and some, try an chill da f%^k out about all this and enjoy the ride - that's all it is - a ride at the fun fair.
