IMHO, this is worse than any existing patent-troll. Patent trolls seek to force license agreements with practicing entities through litigation. They are, at worse, a serious annoyance.

Apple is seeking to entirely kill off an industry competitor from the marketplace (and their claims at being willing to license are disingenuous at best as the suggested publicly known license fees show). They are now a serious and terminal problem for the entire industry.

There was a brief moment a few months ago where I thought about buying some new Apple hardware, the new rMBP look delish. But now? Never mind. I'll wait till Samsung brings out a decent ultrabook with a high res display and give them my money directly.