[OT] EU patents [was Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types]

[Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d]

On Mon, 2014-09-01 at 19:49 +0000, Chris via Digitalmars-d wrote:
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> True, true. Most people don't realize / care about how all this 
> stuff affects them. In fact, your average iPhone user will be 
> quite happy with the corporate prison, as long as they can watch 
> the latest shit on youtube.

If it was an A-list celebrity having a sh!t, I suspect a lot of people
would make a very serious amount of dosh.

Apologies for the apparent cynicism, but it is really just reality
(television) sinking home.

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