But how many open source patents (or innovations) does Microsoft violate, in their kernel, office package, or other related programs.

Ah the joy of closed minded proprietary software, they have every right to look at and copy from what others give freely, yet we can never expect or be given the same rights to do to theirs.

May be this is something that the Free Software Foundation should consider when they start drafting version 4 of the GNU General Public License, equal opportunity to look at each others private bits.

Wouldn't that make for some headlines, we can only dream.....