There are few things which can effect change better than billionaires in fear of losing hundreds of millions of dollars a year. When it happens to small fry you lament because they can't do anything to change and end up settling to save themselves or losing and losing everything. When it happens to the 55th largest company you rejoice because they have the power and motivation to change the rules.
I've been wrong before, but not usually that wrong.
I fear Google one day understands that they should join this mafia and start suing for their patents, under the pressure of their shareholders.
Despite what hacker news comments would have you believe, Google is (in my strongly held opinion) a force for good in the tech world, and very genuine in what it tries to accomplish.
Becoming a patent troll would undermine that sentiment.
What change would you like this to effect? I thought Google already had a solid reputation of being against patent trolls and software patents. For example:
http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/17/4233818/google-submits-pub...
Or they just settle next time.
Or they realize that fighting the system is a suckers game and join in, this cementing the system against their competition.