[guipsp]

But I just want 5GB files

[chasil]

Microsoft just wants a check from you.

We are all forced to pay for this ancient software every time we buy a device that uses it.

Wouldn't this money be better used elsewhere?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table#Patent...

[ksec]

AFAIK, FAT32 is Patent Free, even the Long File Name Patent has expired. The only patent left are on exFAT.

[guipsp]

Microsoft isn't getting a check from me using FAT32.

[teknopaul]

Hmm that's like saying Google is free.

[babypuncher]

Not at all, seeing as all FAT32 related patents expired many years ago

[Dylan16807]

You know patents have a limited life, right?

x86_64 with SSE2 is also patent-free right now, as an example.

[babypuncher]

All of those patents expired a long time ago