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I think we all agree that software patents just gotta go (specially the ones regarding UI). The real question is how to make that happen. Perhaps having a big player like Microsoft targeted by a troll will help.

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They have been targeted many times, and paid quite some millions (billions?) over the years [1] [2]. The thing is, the big players like Microsoft all have large patent portfolios and are using them to keep up the oligopoly, they have no interest in abolishing the system.

[1] http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2009/10/company-that-won-...

[2] http://www.inquisitr.com/112717/microsoft-loses-i4i-patent-l...

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