I'm sure Thread Group would love to stop Google making OpenThread available, but unless they want to tee-off against Google's legal team over patent infringement, the easier route for them is just threatening everyone else out of using it.
All the combined wealth of every individual who has ever wanted to tinker with Thread is a fraction of Google's warchest.
All the combined wealth of every individual who has ever wanted to tinker with Thread is a fraction of Google's warchest.