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Apple is suing smartphone and tablet manufacturers as well. Why didn't you mention them? Microsoft and Apple didn't invent the patent system. Why blame them for using it? Google is obviously planning on using patents to fight it's competitors too, since they bought all of those IBM patents. Why else would they buy?

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Who is Google suing for patent infringement? Name one suit.

Until there's an example where they are using patents offensively, it's unreasonable to claim that they're planning on doing it, especially since they have repeatedly and publicly claimed that doing so is unethical.

Oh, and that's why we blame Apple/Microsoft for using the patent system in this manner. It's unethical.

Apple and Microsoft not suing Google. They are suing Android manufacturers and they are suing them back. If you say those manufacturers are google then google suing them back.

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