His modus operendi has been to be ``SECRETIVE`` to the nth degree in keeping his industrial ``secrets`` like his Apple software. But when time came, he joined the rest of the world run by WINDOWS. As to the ``Guts`` of his I-Pod, we know that he spliced together technology borrowed from others. His ``Platform`` was driven by Portal-Player, which in turn had EDIG as its ``PARTNER``...

Why do you think Jobs is putting distance between himself and Portal Player. You can bet the ranch that he knows that

TPL is looking into all this with a microscope, and they will be calling soon...

And he will PAY part of his billions, instead of going the

litigation route...

More than anyone else in the Tech industry, Jobs knows that the entire Tech industry is based on a symbiotic relationship. And he knows that those who have patents that are ``VALID``,(which means issued by U.S. Patent Office, or validated by them), are due payment. The only question is ``HOW MUCH?``...

Gil...