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Actually, small players like startups and independent developers are the least likely to get hit with patent problems. It's only because the few trolls that sued a lot of small guy…

You realize all of Microsoft's patents are public, right? That's the deal with patents: you publish them in order to get a temporary monopoly. There is little significant data that…

No, most of EU as well. See this subthread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5679867

It's not "ambiguity of English" -- all (usefulsoftware does have a technical effect. Or would you say software should be excluded from the "tech industry" and people should stop ca…

Misconceptions abound. You cannot patent "operating system software" because it is an abstract concept with no embodiment, like "flying car" or "hyperdrive spaceship". And people d…

Way to address the points. Ad homs and downvotes are the only recourse you have left, I suppose.

Wow, the MS hate really turns people stupid. Here's another way to look at it: Amazon spends many billions and almost a decade creating a real e-book market. Apple spends many bill…