If Facebook is "lying through its teeth" it will only hurt them in the long run. What is even more realistic is that they are getting (have become) so big that the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. That becomes typical in a large organization.
This could also simply be a way for them to protect themselves in the future, as we've all seen just how heated the patent space is becoming for the big boys...
This could also simply be a way for them to protect themselves in the future, as we've all seen just how heated the patent space is becoming for the big boys...