I think carter was waiting to see what the response from shareholders & inventors would be to ASSESS HIS OPTIONS
additionally another reason I don't believe billy capitulated, yielded for pittance/shekels is on account that he was the understudy for the notorious, Erich Spangenberg, who ran IPNav
article on erich ~ "His weapon of choice in this business — the brass knuckles of his trade, so to speak — is the lawsuit."
with patent suits you ~ "hold on like a terrier until they get license fees"
When it comes to work, erich is focused to the point of being obsessive.
Erich once worked 4 days straight without sleep, and was taken to the hospital in an ambulance." “I had a mild seizure,” he said. “There’s only so much coffee and caffeine tablets you can take.”
so I ask you..........does this type of guy FALTER 2 steps before the finish line ? (concede to an insignificant settlement from billion dollar companies) ......I think NOT ! nor does his well HONED APPRENTICE !!
Until recently, Erich lived in a 14,000-square-foot home in Dallas; it is now on the market for $19.5 million. He often flies on a company jet, and at one point he owned 16 cars, 6 of them Lamborghinis. He bought so much wine at a Christie’s auction that it was delivered in an 18-wheel truck. His son said he’d need to live to 200 to consume all of it.
ERICH WAS LIKE junior's DAD.............if they worked together & erich showed him ALL THE ROPES, junior never wants to DISAPPOINT SENIOR !
cuz senior is watching & ALL HIS HARD WORK when/where erich trained junior would be "for nothing" these are TYPE-A PERSONALITIES ~ RUTHLESS, TENACIOUS & WILL NOT GIVE IN
so if "daddy's WATCHING" carter wouldn't dare F* up last minute.........so NO, I DON'T THINK the settlement was pittance/shekels ..not in his DNA or repertoire "pattern of conduct" re: other patent cases