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Surely the internet makes software patents obsolete?     At
least for internet connected devices. I mean why is it that
companies bother fighting or capitulating when they could simply
outflank the bastard patent trolls at no cost to themselves?
Armed with the internet, any half knowledgeable person can
easily download copyrighted movies and music such that copyright
protection itself is under threat. But for software patents its
much much worse - in fact its so bad for patent trolls that
software patents should be obsolete and totally worthless
IANAL but consider the case of a smart phone (or tablet or other
mobile device). Surely all that needs to be distributed with the
machine is a boot strap with a bare bones OS and the simplest of
apps which are co