Acacia Excited About Yet Another Patent Extortion Win

Acacia, the company that goes around threatening just about everyone with patent infringement is now all excited that they've convinced one smaller cable company to pay up, rather than face an extended lawsuit fighting Acacia's bogus patents. It sure is getting repetitive, but once again, can someone explain what Acacia has done to benefit innovation?

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