[Verse 1] Two tech giants meet at conference tables, spreadsheets gleaming Trading patent portfolios like vintage baseball cards Samsung hands over memory designs while Apple's streaming Processor blueprints across the boardroom's polished shards Cross-licensing deals, mutual exchange of innovation Both companies win when walls come tumbling down [Chorus] Share the wealth, share the tech Cross-license means we both collect Pool our patents, dodge the wars Open vaults and trading floors Share the wealth, share the tech Defensive shields that we erect Pool our patents, industry-wide Innovation multiplied [Verse 2] Microsoft and Google shake hands on search algorithms While automotive makers bundle engine patents tight MPEG standards born from twenty companies' rhythms Pooling video codecs to eliminate the fight Every smartphone manufacturer pays the same small fee Instead of lawsuits draining treasuries bone dry [Chorus] Share the wealth, share the tech Cross-license means we both collect Pool our patents, dodge the wars Open vaults and trading floors Share the wealth, share the tech Defensive shields that we erect Pool our patents, industry-wide Innovation multiplied [Bridge] Defensive portfolios stacked like ammunition Mutually assured destruction keeps the peace Essential patents locked in coalition Royalty streams that never seem to cease [Verse 3] Qualcomm's radio chips need Intel's processors Pharmaceutical giants swap molecular designs Each company's arsenal becomes less aggressive When everyone's patents intertwine like vines Strategic licensing transforms competition's sting Into collaborative engineering [Final Chorus] Share the wealth, share the tech Cross-license means we both collect Pool our patents, dodge the wars Open vaults and trading floors Share the wealth, share the tech Defensive shields that we erect Pool our patents, industry-wide Innovation multiplied Innovation multiplied
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