I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...

Nathan Myhrvold and his somewhat mysterious company Intellectual Ventures have gotten plenty of attention lately, both in Corporate Dealmaker and BusinessWeek, where Myhrvold was the subject of the July 3 cover story. While the debate is raging in the IP corridors as to whether Nathan is a sinner (“he's nothing but a deep pocketed troll!”) or a saint (“he's the Edison of our age, and has the interest of the true inventor at heart!”), there is little debate that he will have an impact.