Indeed... Believing Microsoft won't patent-troll is like believing Oracle when they say'd they're against Software Patents. It's just a matter of time when some CEO will notice a good opportunity to make money with patents.
But I digress... Currently Microsoft isn't doing anything evil. Making software patents harder to get is clearly a step in the right direction.
But it's far from Microsoft saving us all from software patents.
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Indeed... Believing Microsoft won't patent-troll is like believing Oracle when they say'd they're against Software Patents. It's just a matter of time when some CEO will notice a good opportunity to make money with patents.
But I digress... Currently Microsoft isn't doing anything evil. Making software patents harder to get is clearly a step in the right direction.
But it's far from Microsoft saving us all from software patents.
"Currently Microsoft isn't doing anything evil."
Heh, heh: http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/archive/2...
No longer true.