If the judgment prevails, it is not precedent pro-Microsoft per se, but rather anti-standard.

Of course, this is a feather in the cap of patent trolls since bogus patents are not really standard-relevant (they may "cover" standard-compliant devices, but will not have been entered into the standard forming process).

It also strengthens the power of patents that are not or prohibitively expensively licensed.

So the focus is to strengthen monopolies while weakening science and progress.

This is a perversion of the original patent system, abandoning the benefits for society but keeping or increasing the cost.

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• I believe you mean to strengthen *local* monopolies... - Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, December 01 2012 @ 07:31 AM EST