Brown: To settle the lawsuit. To say, "Please come into the model that we've established. Work with us, instead of against us, like the rest of our partners."
Byte and Switch: But if you didn't do anything wrong, why did you pay them?
Brown: Good question. But you asked me, was this to my satisfaction? Yeah, because the alternative is to say, "To hell with you, let's take this to trial, see you in court." And how many more millions would we have spent?
Nelson: It's also an incredible management distraction. Everybody gets deposed. It's not central to your business.
Byte and Switch: Kind of like the Clinton White House, then.
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