No, I am getting downmodded because my advice to fight on is against popular opinion. The reason for my last sentence is quite evident. You have written numerous comments advising the op to walk away.

Your argument that he cannot afford the legal fees and thus should not pursue the business is not well founded. Furthermore, he never said he was looking for investors. In fact, I am led to believe that the product is almost market ready and the op is able to dedicate the time to completing it.

The "friend" is obviously in the same boat financially as the op. Neither one can afford to drag out a court case for an extended period of time and the only incentive to do so would be if the software succeeds. In that case the gentlemen could settle favorably and still "win".