In fact, this is the one chapter in the entire book (superfreakonomics) that was too hard to stomach. It's just too fake.
There are a lot of rants on HN about this. Pointing out that Intellectual Ventures is just a patent troll;
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1134762 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1134743 and more.
In fact, this is the one chapter in the entire book (superfreakonomics) that was too hard to stomach. It's just too fake.
There are a lot of rants on HN about this. Pointing out that Intellectual Ventures is just a patent troll;
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1134762 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1134743 and more.