Google has nearly $40 billion in cash and cash equivalents to spend, but Apple has almost double that. And if Apple teams up with Microsoft again, they’ll have over $100 billion in buying power.
Some might argue that, for such reasons, Google will not be able to out-bid Apple, and therefore will be exposed to patent litigation related to Android. Others might argue the whole matter is raising in a new way the need for patent reform, while some might even think the Justice Department will have to intervene.
Competition, many would agree, is a good thing. But it now appears that patent litigation now is increasingly used to stifle competition. And that could become a restraint of trade issue.
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