Perhaps you missed the couple of times it was posted way back then, but the company itself responded to that question directly to those who e-mailed it, and they indicated that they considered the words grant and purchase interchangeably with respect to those who obtained MMP licenses.

Furthermore, to agree to settle a lawsuit in exchange for purchasing a license for the disputed technology would to most reasonable people constititute a "business resolution", especially when constrated to a "litigated solution".