acer and tpl want a new judge. acer is happy to go along with this, without confirmation from htc. interesting. contrarian view wishful thinking, too many years. Sort of sounds like, they are on the hook for something. negotations with a new judge. cheap deal. I just see this as sort of strange. independent thinking for acer. WHY would they not hang beside htc to the end? Maybe a crack in the wall. Just my view., caught my eye immediately