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

[Nick Sabalausky via Digitalmars-d]

On 8/30/2014 10:04 AM, Kagamin wrote:
> On Friday, 29 August 2014 at 02:10:53 UTC, H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d
> wrote:
>>     Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by
>>     incompetence. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
>
> True in casual setting, but false in professional field. Incompetence is
> equivalent to malice there.

I admit: I would never claim that malice isn't common. It certainly is, 
*especially* where suit-type professions occur (mba's, sales, etc).

It's just that I'm also convinced that stupidity, OTOH, is freaking 
*pandemic*.

Plus, if you ask me, a certain amount of stupidity is a necessary 
component of malice. If someone's being malicious about something, it's 
difficult to imagine there isn't *some* form of stupidity swimming 
around in their line of reasoning (if there even is a line of reasoning 
at all. And if not...well, lack of reasoning *is* a classic form of 
stupidity).