google was forced to a war by the "patents will kill android" headline one year ago in not only in android but on multiple fronts such as chrome/os, linux, vid

google was forced to a war by the "patents will kill android" headline one year ago in not only in android but on multiple fronts such as chrome/os, linux, video too.. and 2012 will be bloody. i hope software and related patents get tamed in the coming years.