The sad thing is that Facebook's policy was obviously informed by exactly this point of view, that, essentially, software should not be patented. It's the back

The sad thing is that Facebook's policy was obviously informed by exactly this point of view, that, essentially, software should not be patented. It's the backlash that was led by people who considered it a realistic possibility that they may, some day, want to sue Facebook for infringing on one of their precious patents.