The problem mentioned in this article is not related.
Electrolytic caps, even those of high quality, will eventually "go leaky" and lose their electrolyte, at which point the capacitance dwindles rapidly. In well-made capacitors, this takes tens of years. Standard operating procedure when overhauling old electronics is to replace all electrolytics.
I wonder if taking on so many extremely wealthy defendants will precipitate a real shift in US IP law. It is noted that Eolas beat Microsoft in court on this patent, but now they are basically daring the defendants to unite and defeat this one way or another.
Electrolytic caps, even those of high quality, will eventually "go leaky" and lose their electrolyte, at which point the capacitance dwindles rapidly. In well-made capacitors, this takes tens of years. Standard operating procedure when overhauling old electronics is to replace all electrolytics.