No such thing happened. Microsoft settled with a patent troll. The case never made it to court. Strikeforce's patent claims have yet to be tested in a court of law.
Who found them in Violation does not Matter (SFOR)
You don't know the terms of the Argeement settlement with MSFT.
I'm afraid you are wrong, It has been tested in Court with PhoneFactor.
Microsoft allowed it's Shark Bait Little Fish (PhoneFactor) to test the waters for Great Whites, so MSFT the made a deal when Phonefactor was eaten up in Court. Verdict for the Pantiff $9.7 Million from the little fish.
WRONG.....A patent troll is a company that buys a lot of patents with no product. SFOR developed the product, patented it and has products currently at all levels..Retail, enterprise, etc. So you are absolutely wrong that SFOR is a patent troll. Look it up.
So, why would Microsoft, with its battalion of in-house lawyers settle with a "patent troll"? Maybe they were running late for dinner? Besides being preposterous on the face of it, it would have set a precedent and let the world of patent trolling know that Microsoft folds its cards, quickly. I don't think so.