I can't even figure out what this article is about. I think it's about Microsoft's attempt to use the threat of patent litigation to insert itself into the corp

I can't even figure out what this article is about. I think it's about Microsoft's attempt to use the threat of patent litigation to insert itself into the corporate Linux market and thereby gain influence over open source software projects, but the article never uses the word "patent"! It reads like an outtake from the 47th minute of an hour-long private meeting. It assumes that the audience already knows the issues, the players, and the buzzwords by heart. It's a textbook example of how not to write for the public. The irony is that there's a really good chance that I agree with this guy, but I just can't tell.