JCG: That is my point. If their back is not up against the wall, they should be asking for some Scanbuy IP. Why not? Maybe they pay a bit for it, but is certainly a nice way to acquire patents.
If the two do some type of a cross-licensing agreement (which doesn't necessarily mean zero revenue), the two would be a formidable barrier to entry to the dozen of mobile barcode apps already in the US. Better to compete with one know entity (such as Mobile Tag) than a dozen known and more unknown in the woodwork.