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So, even if you get sued, you can take existing earnings as dividends and shut the company down without any personal ramifications, change the apps and republish through another company? Will this work?
Limiting liability is the prudent first step in doing business. It boggles the mind that so many developers never take that step.
Not something to worry about unless you know you're working in an area with known patent trolls ready to pounce.
And there is no sure way to know which small thing is under patent than to spend hours going through the patent archives or hiring expensive patent lawyers.
With some exceptions, yes, it will work, so long as you live in a jurisdiction that allows individuals to trade with limited liability. (The United States and every member state of the European Union do.) Limiting liability is the prudent first step in doing business. It boggles the mind that so many developers never take that step.
Not something to worry about unless you know you're working in an area with known patent trolls ready to pounce.
I doubt any of the developers being sued by Lodsys knew they were infringing on these patents. And there is no sure way to know which small thing is under patent than to spend hours going through the patent archives or hiring expensive patent lawyers.