Punishing M$ by money will only enforce M$ in the patent use, and not the other way. Because they make many much more money with patent than they loose with it. And more than that, they can make all windows user pay for that by increasing their license price.
If think that the right punishment for violating patent would be to not allow M$ to use patent.... make them pay for that only make other (those who will get the money for the patent M$ broke) want to use patent too.
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Punishing M$ by money will only enforce M$ in the patent use, and not the other way. Because they make many much more money with patent than they loose with it. And more than that, they can make all windows user pay for that by increasing their license price. If think that the right punishment for violating patent would be to not allow M$ to use patent .... make them pay for that only make other (those who will get the money for the patent M$ broke) want to use patent too.