"While many of the microprocessor based products sold by Amazon.com are manufactured by companies who have purchased an MMP license. Amazon.com also sells microprocessor based products manufactured by numerous companies who have not purchased an MMP Portfolio licenses.."
So, it would appear that the early licenses to OEMs were unrestricted (regardless of Quanta), and I imagine that since OEMs had all the leverage back then, I suggest that they would have explicitly required the unrestricted downstream application. So, we see that way back in 2007 (before Quanta) TPL's position was that Amazon was a downstream producer of an MMP licensed component, and as such was protected from any Infringment that derived from any particular Liensee's component; but still vulnerable to other non OEM infringing components.
I'll also add that I believe this supports the Infringment enforcement methodology that was posted way back in October 2005 ...
"I think that the best Infringment prosecution is like triming a tree, you prune from the branches back toward the trunk."
