Myhrvold is a known patent troll, even going so far as to sue the same companies multiple times under shell companies: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100217/1853298215.shtml Why anyone cares what this guy says is beyond me. The author says Myhrvold runs 'an invention lab'... yeah not exactly. A better term would be patent extortionist: http://techcrunch.com/2008/09/17/nathan-myhrvolds-patent-ext... Here's another article for good measure: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060626/1011256.shtml