Patience, please, for I am a first time poster.

I have been an invester in eDigital since '99, and I have read much from message boards (AOL back in the 90's, Raging Bull, Agoracom, and others) over the years - at times, learning a lot; at times, just listening to people insult each other and argue.

I am finally prompted to post with the recent Markman trial.

The way that eDigital's patent monetization strategy has played out over the last year or so has pleased me. After years of tinkering with different strategies and projects (some by choice and some by necessity), the company finally seems headed towards a simple and clear goal: getting paid for their Flash patents, especially considering flash's ubiquitous use in common, everyday handheld devices.

In a way, EDIG in 2010-11 has felt like EDIG of the late 90's - again based on creative technology patents with the simple goal: Flash in every product = getting paid for every product. Take away the dotcom mania and share price back then, and I still have the same hope with our 10 cent stock today.

I always come back to the one reason why I invested in the first place: Is EDIG the next Qualcomm? Yes, I realize that the original hype led to its the share price jump. And, yes, I also realize that Qualcomm was a bigger breed of company back then, and obviously it still is today.

But the fact remains that Flash is everywhere today, so might the Markman trial results and subsequent litigations get eDigital to where we thought it would be (just a decade late)? I hope.

Nonetheless, I counter that question with another, and this one still really bothers me: If eDigital's patents are so important to the tech world and consumer electronics, why haven't other companies offered to buy out eDigital knowing that royalties and liscensing can be a cash cow with no opereating costs, etc.?

What have I been missing all along? What am I missing now even though "I am here"? Thanks.--mL