The 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. H

The 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.