An article in The Register, Microsoft’s patents shakedown betrays spirit of Gates: Innovative products, not intellectual property, rule, discusses Microsoft’s use of its patent portfolio to wrangle royalties and license fees from others. So Microsoft built its billions and monopolistic empire on state copyright, and is now increasingly relying on state patent grants to grasp for more.
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