My understanding is that you have a non-trivial software project, you can count on infringing many patents; it's best to assume that Microsoft (among many other

My understanding is that you have a non-trivial software project, you can count on infringing many patents; it's best to assume that Microsoft (among many other wealthy companies with large patent portfolios) can indeed sue you and win. Your best bet is to be one of these big patent holders with lots of money, and then you can be protected by mutually assured destruction.