Groklaw experts are afraid, a new SCO case, this time Microsoft itself sues Android
SCO failed utterly, and I suppose one might see this as Microsoft deciding if you want a job done right, you need to do it yourself. I see Rob Enderle, SCO's buddy, is already making hay for Microsoft, calling it the "hidden cost of Android" and I assume that is the point Microsoft would like you to get from this lawsuit, in case you can't figure it out for yourself. And I suspect the Florian Mueller FUD was getting the world primed for this event, to try to portray Android and Google as somehow disrespectful of "IP rights". Just like SCO.
Patented standards are very bad for interoperability and innovation.
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Can't these guys get enough of it?
Annyway, to come back on the topic; open standards help in two ways: