"The Softer Side of Rambus"
Jaw,
I think you have analyzed Rambus' public strategy correctly. HH is trying to shake the old bully/agressor public image and replace it with one of reasonableness and accord. He wants the public to perceive Rambus as a small company that has made great technological contributions to society and just wants to collect the reasonable royalties that it needs to survive and prosper. While HH portrays "the softer side of Rambus," JD's role is the heavy who is being held back by HH from going after the violators with the major artillery of the courts.
HH is the peacemaker, attempting to restrain the aggressiveness of JD, but needs some immediate cooperation from the infringers. It's all about public image, and the new "Softer Side of Sears, oops, Rambus."
Multico