I dont personally have any respect for ron now that he's done this, as he is financially supporting the enemy.
But from a numbers position it's obvious why he would do it:
a) from 96-Today he has grossed 9 figures.

the retroactive license fees on that would be high 7/low 8 figures.
c) is anybody promoting ce anymore? so now all he has to do is pay a small percentage of the gross on his program that is 1/100th of what it once was.
If i was Acacia guys like fm are the only people i wouldnt let have retroactive pardons.... their prior revenue would be what is worth persuing... retroactive pardons would only be issued to growing companies.
So yes, it's smart of ron to pay their fees.
What I dont like is his answer on GFY about his newly acquired stock in Acacia. Smells fishy to me.