Patent trolling has been a key part of MS's strategy for years now. When someone without an exhaustive counter-portfolio of patents make a lot of money, Microsoft shows up with an offer to license the patents, and if the company refuses and there still seems little possibility of retaliation, they bring suit on the patents.
MS shouldn't really be singled out for it, I guess, because a lot of bigger tech companies do this.
Shameful act on MS's part.
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