(Haha, just kidding.)

But big deal. So what? Who cares? So Rubin is a replicant hatched from an egg incubated in a misbegotten Apple skunkworks project. Who gives a rip?

Well...

Should Apple at some point sue Google directly over this patent, this background could, however, have serious ramifications: Google (or a Google subsidiary like MMI) would almost certainly be found to infringe the relevant patent intentionally, and willful infringement would greatly increase Apple's chances of obtaining an injunction as well as triple damages.

Triple damage! That's some serious hit points! No way Google makes a saving throw against that!