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I hope it is on Satya's list. I have several other items on my wishlist too such as fixing the OOXML fiasco. I just realized that Office for Windows don't use the "Open XML" term that much inside the software.

Unfortunately, that part of the company is still part of your company. And it's a big, visible part. Because of MS's transgressions in the past, you don't get the benefit of the doubt from younger devs. Because you're still behaving like jerks with patents, younger devs know that the company hasn't changed.

Microsoft is still extracting software patent royalties from android OEMs this very minute - that's not anyone's pappy, and it's not a vendor overreaching. It's a calculated, evil decision by the highest levels of management.

No it really isn't. They need to pay for a license or not infringe on the patents.

You nearly had me, until I saw your username. Well played.

"I didn't kill your Pappy, but my brother is severely wounding your sisters".