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>I feel like I'm starting to sound like a shill in this thread... I don't work for MS, don't use Azure, and am generally considered an "Apple fan boy." Apple i
by pervycreeper 10y ago
>I feel like I'm starting to sound like a shill in this thread... I don't work for MS, don't use Azure, and am generally considered an "Apple fan boy."
Apple is no better on IP issues. Being a fan of theirs does not bolster the credibility of one's opinion on Microsoft, pro or con.
- mmalone 10y agoThe point wasn't to establish IP credibility, it was to establish myself as "not a shill for Microsoft." Every F100 company has done bad things with patents. How's this: I've been a student of patent law since the late 90s. I've read "The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law" cover to cover. The patent system is a huge fucking mess and we need reform. I used to have pretty idealistic opinions about how to handle patent trolls until I started dealing with the ugly and expensive process of defending a suit. Until reform happens, businesses need to do what they can to survive. This helps.