It might hurt your chances of being acquired if the acquiring company doesn't want the restrictions on the patents (greedy patent troll or not).
I could see investors having a problem with this.
I could see investors having a problem with this.
During the hiring process, lots of employers are already giving candidates verbal assurances that their patents will only be enforced defensively. Now, software engineers have a practical way to demand that they make these assurances binding. Employers who fail to do so will have a much tougher time explaining themselves.
I'm probably going to start requiring this of any employers that I work for in the future.