Although not mentioned till the very end of the article, his views on patents are interesting and somewhat surprising coming from the former head of Intel. I've

Although not mentioned till the very end of the article, his views on patents are interesting and somewhat surprising coming from the former head of Intel. I've thought patent reform has very little chance since the current system is such a short term benefit to the big companies. But maybe even they will start to become aware of the longer term downsides?