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

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On Tuesday, 26 August 2014 at 19:37:29 UTC, Max Klyga wrote:
> Microsoft being microsoft again.
>
> http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2014/0196015.html - 
> DECLARATION OF LIFETIME OF RESOURCE REFERENCE
> This contains description of scoped classes, etc.
>

Is this about C#'s usingw?

> http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2014/0196008.html - IMMUTABLE 
> OBJECT TYPES
>
> I really hope patent office will reject these applications.

How bad will this be to D?