Because the patent system in the US, particularly software patent, is entirely broken: http://www.bnet.com/blog/technology-business/patent-office-admits-the-tru

Because the patent system in the US, particularly software patent, is entirely broken: http://www.bnet.com/blog/technology-business/patent-office-admits-the-truth-things-are-a-disaster/5419 http://www.bnet.com/blog/technology-business/patent-office-a...