Yeah, now they're just engaging in racketeering against Linux and Android using their patents.
Nor the stealing of Google's search results.
I'm not ready to bless Microsoft yet.
I still don't trust Sony after the RootKit fiasco, and it might be another decade before I do. Or Sprint after the IQ agent keylogger.
There are simply too many other companies with similar products to ms, sony or sprint that have no public dishonesty on their record. I can just use someone else's product until they have been good corporate citizens long enough that I have forgotten.
Basically there are filesystems out there that are superior to FAT and not encumbered by patents, but device makers are forced to use FAT because of interoperability reasons.
This goes to show that the innovation argument is bullshit.
Most Microsoft shops in my area are now at least 25% Linux these days on Azure.
People confuse Steve Ballmer with present Microsoft. They don't do the patent wars anymore.