> Cool story, bro. Most people these days either use the browser that comes with the OS, or install the one they want.

This does not refute in an way that MS quit the EEE game. Merely, you seem to troll me ("Cool story, bro.").

> Really? Did you forget that Oracle started a lawsuit against Google for the usage of Java within Android? Or how about Apple's lawsuit against Samsung for the look and feel of the Galaxy Tablet? How about i4i's lawsuit against Microsoft?

Exactly, a few big fish and some smaller pure trolls. I am not aware of industrywide patent enforcement. There are thousands, if not tens of thousands of IT companies, who don't pursue software patents let alone enforce if they have.

> [Citation needed]

I am not aware of industrywide patentfights regarding software patents. Telecom companies do battle each other ferociously over patents, which are not necessarily for software (from what I read, not relatively many software patents are involved).

> From Wikipedia: The C# language definition and the CLI are standardized under ISO and Ecma standards that provide reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing protection from patent claims.

If MS decides to sue they decide to sue.