It seems fair to me, but then does apple need to start paying others for licensing rights?
HTC seems to always be the one to fall under pressure. They were the first to fall for Microsoft's threats, and now they are the first to fall under Apple's threats. It seems to me they are a bit trigger-happy when it comes to paying for bogus patents. They should've at least waited to see if Samsung will receive an appeal, if that's what put the scare into them.