XpresSpa Group Inc (XSPA)

[xlt leader]

Your opinions are just that. Since you are not privy to any discussions that Vringo is involved in you are speculating based on what you think is appropriate. Since Vringo has nothing worth acquiring in your eyes, may I ask if you own this stock? I can't imagine a person being long here with this attitude. You state

"the purpose of settling this early is to minimize their exposure to possible judgement."

So what is the hurry for MSFT, why even discuss settlement before final judgement has come down on Google? MY opinion is they know they are infringing and are perhaps working on a bigger deal. This is just as probable as your assertion BTW.

Also you said :

That's the smart move because Microsoft knows that if Google was found to infringe, then there is zero question that Microsoft will be found to infringe as well

So where have you been. What do you mean if. The patent office has determined that Vringos patents are enforcable, the jury has stated they have been infringed also. This judge has rebuffed Googles assertions that they are not infringing several times now including the latest JMOL denial. To say "if" tells me you really don't understand the current state of affairs.

How does Vringo make these statement if Google has not been deem to have infringed their patents?

Vringo has asked the court to order the defendants to pay ongoing running royalties for their infringement of its patents from Nov. 20, 2012, until April 4, 2016, the patents' expiration dates, or when the defendants cease infringement of the patents.

The company has thus requested the court rate the defendants' ongoing royalty rate to 7%, arguing that these companies' ongoing patent infringement is willful.

You asked about m/a experience how about these
guys:

Alexander R. Berger

› Former VP, Hudson Bay Capital

and of course this board member:

Ashley Keller

› Co-founder and CIO, Gerchen Keller Capital, LLC
› Special Situations Analyst, Alyeska Investment Group
› Partner, Bartlet Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
› University of Chicago Law School, J.D.; University of Chicago Booth School of Business, M.B.A; Harvard University, B.A. (magna cum laude)

No experience with M/A really?