Small to mid-size software companies mostly don't have patents. Naturally they aren't going to be too worried about problems that will only affect them if they

Small to mid-size software companies mostly don't have patents. Naturally they aren't going to be too worried about problems that will only affect them if they are wildly successful. They are more worried about becoming successful in the first place than they are about optimizing their level of success in the unlikely event that they do become that successful.