As Mr. Rogers might say, they could see Rambus was out of aces. Juror Mike P was only somewhat less cruel. Don't make the same mistake twice, or you deserve to get shot in the foot again and lose it to amputation. Pentium 4 microprocessor, will never catch on. Rambus is making a serious gamble, but the company has always been something of a gambler, and that's what has attracted investors.
Reward comes along with risk.
While most companies would be taking unnecessary and distracting risks by investing 23 percent of sales in legal fees, at Rambus legal patent protection is central to the business proposition. Whatever technical and legal risks the company is facing, most investors are keeping their chips on the company. Rambus is a gamble, but it's not one to walk away from. This court is going to play it like a winner and find Rambus not guilty. It is meant as a forum to promote discussion of various issues in the technology industry and has no real-life legal implications.