Patent infringement revealed ... maybe

[unixronin]

From TechDirt, Microsoft Finally Reveals Some Of The Patents It Claims Linux Infringes... Sorta

Some of these are pretty damned broad patents.  Then again, I haven't the least hesitation in thinking that if it could figure out a way to get away with it, Microsoft would unblushingly patent the computer, the operating system, and the idea of software.  It's been pretty clear for years to anyone who's spent a fair amount of time watching what Microsoft says and does that Microsoft's perfect-world dream is to be the sole source of computer software and operating systems worldwide.  No share of the market is big enough for them; they want ALL of it.

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[freetrav.livejournal.com]

Without looking at the details of any of the patents in question, I have this sneaking suspicion that most of them will/should fail either the 'non-obviousness' test, or In Re Bilski.