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

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On Wednesday, 27 August 2014 at 09:08:24 UTC, Chris wrote:
> On Tuesday, 26 August 2014 at 21:29:13 UTC, Nick Sabalausky 
> wrote:
>> On 8/26/2014 4:34 PM, Chris wrote:
>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2014/0196008.html - 
>>>> IMMUTABLE OBJECT
>>>> TYPES
>>>>
>>>> I really hope patent office will reject these applications.
>>>
>>> That's why I absolutely love MS!
>>
>> It's FAR more than just MS. For example, Apple's just as bad. 
>> Just look at Steve Job's undying vendetta against Google (by 
>> way of Samsung as a proxy target).
>
> Of course, the whole lot of them! I only wonder who they're 
> trying to attack here? It must be some sort of strategy to put 
> someone they deem dangerous off his stride. Probably the open 
> source community and / or a competitor. I don't know the laws 
> in the US and don't know how serious this is. It probably can't 
> just be ignored. Is there some other big company they're trying 
> to get at with this? Maybe they're preparing a counter strike.

Yeah, IMO these patents can't be a coincidence.