Such wisdom is wasted here:

..."The conflicting point was Intel making no further payments(yours) vs Intel continuing with milestone payments into the future(mine)."

Please forgive me for not contradicting any further points but I fear my laughter will be too great if I try:

Patriot Scientific Corp. persuaded Intel Corp. to part with $10 million in a one-off payment for the use of a portfolio of processor patents, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=188701618

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