It would seem the cost for mobile computing is set to increase across the board. Now NTP is going after Palm. As you may remember a while back the nation was worried that Blackberry service was going to be shut down because Blackberry parent RIM did not want to settle a related patent dispute. As you recall the US military and politicians are Blackberry users and although they would have been exempt from the shut down there was fear that such a shut down would wreak havoc on the US economy and political system.
Ken Camp thinks NTP is going to make out nicely from this lawsuit and I agree. Here is what CIO Magazine thinks.