Actually, it's the lack of intellectual property protection of software (and Microsoft's practice of ape and maim) that caused it to stagnant. Here's a great ar

Actually, it's the lack of intellectual property protection of software (and Microsoft's practice of ape and maim) that caused it to stagnant. Here's a great article explaining why: Are software patents evil? http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2011/08/09/are-software-patents-evil/ http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2011/08/09/are-software-patent...