"However, those companies which took the strategic approach and patented only truly pioneering developments that were of commercial significance will be, according to the court, big winners. This is, supposedly, e.Digital. On the other hand, I haven't looked at the patents carefully but if there is a ton of prior art referenced in e.Digital's patents they could face an uphill battle."

For e.Digital, the prior art explanations are for the purpose of showing the difference of, what was, and what they have implemented in difference.

It's all new from the ground up. From the ability of hierarchy data structures and novel means to traverse...to the non shadowing cache method. It's what allows the MOS to function as it does.

doni