When I said: "doesn't make much sense", that followed my explanation of what & why. It was in reference to your comment that MS "didn't think vplm had what it takes", to go thru w/the patent process. I pointed out that it doesn't take any miracles for vplm to follow thru w/the process that they initiated, hence no sense to MS thinking (and state, as you did) that vplm didn't have what it takes. Nor did you offer anything to back it up. Pure conjecture it seemed to me. Your followup reply this time, about "what about the BOD"?, etc, is off the point & don't know what it references... so "most would agree" doesn't apply.
As to Goliath:
I was saying that the bringing of the Goliath reference to the table as someone/something...that was about to do something, make something happen, was & is pure speculation. Your counter, sounds like double-talk. The 1st reference I heard to Goliath was Inza's tweet, stating "Goliath was about to fall". That tweet was quickly removed. Any other references made about Goliath, were made consequentially & still are nothing but speculation. No specific backup or documentation was ever provided by anyone you might be talking about, who might've referenced Goliath, to give any credence whatsoever to this "goliath" idea. None. And your references to how I must "read in between the lines" is also just another exercise in speculation, not fact, as to any conclusions one might reach by "reading in between the lines".
As to "auction" (action), I meant what I wrote... 'auction'. It was in response to you saying that it was a "stand in line" thing, which I guess you were referring to suitors. I countered that it is an auction (for most intents & purposes). I see the stock market as an auction (bids & asks). And in an auction setting, there is no "standing in line", there is bid at will & at anytime. Therefore, trying to buy a company or its products is dictated by the amt of cash you have & are willing to pay & you don't have to wait in any lines. Hence if MS, for instance, was ready, willing & able, they could secure vplm or LI tomorrow, if they so desired. Sure, there are formalities, but that's all they are. Simple as that & there's been more than ample time for MS or any other possible suitors, to have come to know all about LI & the rest of patents, inside & out. So from this, one could extrapolate that "they" don't want vplm...
(and any references to "they" are obvious in the context of the whole discussion...ie, MS, Google, Apple, Cisco, etc).
Lastly, you say that maybe MS ain't to keen on LI, but others would value RBR in the billions. Again, same argument, ie, if they did, they would've stepped up w/a billion or so, but I see no indication whatsoever that THAT has happened.
It's all conjecture & picking at straws. Show them the money! There apparently, is no Goliath to show the $.
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