I care about those companies who consistently, loudly and vocally oppose software patents.
That's not Google. They tried to play the game just like the others. The protesting seems to have started after they lost.
That's not Google. They tried to play the game just like the others. The protesting seems to have started after they lost.
Until they do so, Google is playing the game honorably, because they have no choice - they are not playing the game just like the others.
I don't know enough to take sides, but I do know that non-specific software patents are 24-carat BS as 'defensive use' is super subjective. I just think that Google could and should have stayed away from Nortel bidding, or at least voiced concern before losing out to a consortium. That ways, it could have avoided the 'sore loser' argument entirely.