Patent licensing depends on two things: 1) size of user base (or infringement base) 2) value of each infringement (e.g. how much is the patent worth). So if your linux distro has 0 patents that Microsoft is infringing on, M$ wouldn't pay you shit! (nor will anyone else for your 0 patents)
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Patent licensing depends on two things: 1) size of user base (or infringement base) 2) value of each infringement (e.g. how much is the patent worth). So if your linux distro has 0 patents that Microsoft is infringing on, M$ wouldn't pay you shit! (nor will anyone else for your 0 patents)