<blockquote>Google can easily afford $5 million if it has to, but this patent infringement case has major implications for the IT industry in general and for Linux in particular.</blockquote>
via <a href="http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/04/texas-jury-finds-against-google-in.html">FOSS Patents: Texas jury finds against Google in Linux patent case, determines damage award of $5,000,000</a>.

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