Seriously? Go troll somewhere else. I am not some typical mindless poster. My playground is the legal and ICT industries, so I do understand both issues - legal (validity of contracts, IP) and technical (the technology, it's application, the costs associated with such technologies, the potential profits, etc). I have not seen a single critical debate from you. Your posts provide zero insight. Welcome to my ignore list.
Another one who cannot see the merits of the case. I wonder if we would be seeing the same reactions if the applicant was white.
It's not envy. It's about justice. This guy is a liar, even worse than Knott-Craig. I can't stand people like this. They ride off someone else's ideas, and are always the ones to run to the courts if things don't go his way. If he truly made Vodacom billions as he claimed, do you really think they would treat him like they have?
Most replying to this issue are all about "the evil corporate vs the little guy" without understanding the underlying issues. Some also prefer to ignore the very fact that this guy didn't invent anything. Pity you don't realise that we are all the losers. His awesome payout is going to passed onto the consumers. You will retort: But I don't use Vodacom. Maybe, but most South Africans do. And good luck with Cell C and MTN. Maybe you will find value with Telkom Mobile.
Do not let bitterness get into you. Your legal "expertise" and feelings on the matter are irrelevant. People who heard both sides of the debate and have greater legal authority than you have pronounced on the matter. Yours is just an irrelevant rambling that has zero relevance in the real world. Calm down!