I'm not interested in whether software innovation is more/less intelligent. What matters is that it's less expensive and risky than innovation in hardware. Se

I'm not interested in whether software innovation is more/less intelligent. What matters is that it's less expensive and risky than innovation in hardware. See the bottom of page 40 in http://www.groklaw.net/pdf2/BilskiScotus08-964.pdf http://www.groklaw.net/pdf2/BilskiScotus08-964.pdf Keep reading through the rest of Stevens' opinion. Nearly everything he says against patenting business methods applies equally to software.