Microsoft's Offer...
- A $1 million-plus cash payment up front
- A multimillion-dollar royalty stream from Microsoft's sales of force-feedback products
- Possible contracts to develop future products for Microsoft
- No further payoff from Immersion's 21 pending patents
...Immersion's Potential
- Tens of millions in royalties within two years from joystick makers that license Immersion's technology
- Millions more in royalties from Microsoft if Immersion wins patents that Microsoft needs
- Sufficient revenues to develop Immersion's own products
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