I'm curious why everyone immediately takes Laminar's side in this issue. Did Uniloc try and obtain a license from Laminar and was told to pack sand prior to suing? I read the lawsuit and nobody sued the CEO or the developers individually, the suit is against Laminar. Hopefully Laminar was smart enough to get insurance to protect itself against errors and omissions.
I have no idea how Uniloc came to own the patent in question. But what if a smalll entrepreneur created the patent years ago and didn't have the resources to defend it. Maybe Uniloc stepped up and is helping the original developer against trolls that stole his technology. Maybe the original entrepreneur tried to work a deal with Android or Laminar and was told to no and the little guy was getting screwed.
There's always two sides to every story.
That's why there are courts, jurors and judges.