I can`t imagine AAPL wanting to risk much of their marketing advantage if they can settle and move on.

The same is true of PTSC and their actions against those mean ole copy cats. And, if proven valid, EDIG`s future IP license deals could be included in the world of tech patent protection / licesnse. At this point we just don`t know how valid nor how infringed upon EDIG can prove. We do know the patents exist and we know flash based memory is used in a large numger of current products with more coming.

Should EDIG can aquire a sugar daddy legal partner like TPL, that act alone should bode well for the validity of our patents since I assume the legal guys would have no interest if they cannot convince themselves of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The legal teams` reserch is the key, IMO, and they will do their best to earn their keep.

I hope it works out, but I`m still in the ``eVU can save us now, IP license deals would be great future revs`` camp.

John