just a thought ronran this is your field. many more lawsuits could result besides apple. wouldn't it be very dangerous for acer to really start getting specific, granted confidential material but information has a way of traveling. all this information uncoverd schematics tech information. if i was htc i would want to keep this info private, at this point wouldn't it be foolish to go any further just settle you bought 2 years. they in my view are treading in dangerous waters. just for example what in dl decided to represent another co suing acer for tech. he already has all the info