"Is it possible that the suits are settled but Google does not want Edig to begin new suits to give the two time to work out a buy out agreement and Google wants to be the one suing in the future?"

That's what I'm talkin' 'bout.....or something like that.

Considering cash, Google stock or partnership, why would I want to continue holding stock in a company whose future will, likely, always be shaky. A license agreement with royalties sounds good but it would take a long time before the revenue from that source would produce an EDIG SP equal to a current buyout of....say...a $1.00/share or even 50 cents.`I'll take the cash or Google stock now, thank you.....and consider it a dodged bullet. :>):>)

If I were 32 instead of 82 I might feel differently.

Wishful thinking but not a fantasy.