Sure.
But there is also this thing called real life, where you need patents to at least defend yourself against others - see what now happens in the mobile world with anyone who uses Android and doesn't have a strong set of patents - google can't protect you with the meager 50 patents they have so you get sued.
the GLPv3 should be clarified or its use should not be forced - why not fork those projects using it, if companies can't ship it?
I know little about licenses nor do I care much nor do I WANT to know more. It is just annoying to read that a company who was contributing to FOSS out of PRAGMATIC reasons is now quitting - that sucks. We need MORE of those Apples, not less.
Big Meh. And if the GPLv3 is too blame, well, I just might start to think it is not a good license...