Stephen Downes

IpLear, readers may recall, is a two person outfit with no products and some patent lawyers. This press release sees Saba cave early to the arm-twisting. For Saba, no doubt, the fee was cheaper than the fight, and in any case, accepting the patents shifts the burden to other companies. It's a selfish move on Saba's part, from my perspective, but not even slightly unexpected. Too bad it hurts the e-learning industry as a whole.