The whole concept of software patent is an abomination. Why not then just dive into api patent? "the ability to read data from an input stream of bytes", "the

The whole concept of software patent is an abomination. Why not then just dive into api patent? "the ability to read data from an input stream of bytes", "the ability to show the strength of a wireless internet connection signal", "the ability to compute something" Nothing right now is slowing down innovation more than these nonsensical patent-wars. In the end it's just a way for big companies to prevent competition from smaller ones that can't handle the heat of the war.