[anujseth]

I don't care if I get down voted to oblivion for this, but I can't take the assholery anymore. When Apple et. al. file such suits its strategic, when they arbitrarily try to kill stuff its also strategic and jobs being jesus.Microsoft so much as moves a muscle and Apple trolls that have infested todays 'new' media and companies such as the above swing into action. Fucking 37 signals, what a sad day indeed.

[mtarnovan]

I agree with your observation. Also I think some of the posters here of HN are trying to hard to play devil's advocate based on how much they like that particular devil.

[ElliotH]

To be fair I think we can all agree that Microsoft's use of these patents is strategic. Lots of things can be strategic. The question is whether or not its right - which, since software patents are involved, a lot of people don't think it is.

(On the whole I don't think Apple have been doing so fantastically in the tech press with their current closed platform anyway.)

[anujseth]

My karma goes down 4 then up 4, and is pretty much stagnant. I should make a clarification here, I do not support patents at all. The above rant is merely directed towards double standards.