Software giants such as Microsoft often use patents to stifle competition. But they are not averse to exploiting patent-free technologies when it suits them
So what do you think about software patents? It's a subject surrounded with controversy and contradictions. I became concerned that the rules might be open to abuse when I read the patents for a...
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