My current mental model for how the software patent issue is likely to progress is roughly along the same lines as the Kessler syndrome, but with legal action t

My current mental model for how the software patent issue is likely to progress is roughly along the same lines as the Kessler syndrome, but with legal action taking the place of orbital debris. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome