There's no doubt that the GPLv3 provides broader patent protection for users, but both licenses put the "protect users from developer's patent claims" first. T

There's no doubt that the GPLv3 provides broader patent protection for users, but both licenses put the "protect users from developer's patent claims" first. To be honest if you're hostile to software patents in general (which I am, and the GPL sure as hell is), the part of the Apache 2.0 license's patent clause that prevents users from flipping around the patent claims seems like a non-issue.