&gt; did they change their ways in this regard as well?<p>Oh, they absolutely did. Now they <i>also</i> threaten companies with lawsuits unless they install their own apps on Android devices [1]. I didn&#x27;t say it was for the better. How this doesn&#x27;t immediately alarm the anti-trust bodies for using patents to force companies to buy its products is still a puzzle to me.<p>Microsoft loves the rigged patent game and it&#x27;s exploiting every minute of it, while fighting hard to ensure it stays this way [2] and also doing its best to make the copyright system worse, as well [3].<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pcworld.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;2988525&#x2F;android&#x2F;microsoft-strikes-a-deal-with-asus-we-wont-sue-if-you-put-office-on-your-android-devices.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pcworld.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;2988525&#x2F;android&#x2F;microsoft-str...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;the-switch&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2013&#x2F;11&#x2F;20&#x2F;software-patent-reform-just-died-in-the-house-thanks-to-ibm-and-microsoft&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;the-switch&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2013&#x2F;11&#x2F;20...</a><p>[3] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.infoworld.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;2613305&#x2F;patents&#x2F;microsoft--emc--netapp-join-oracle-s-legal-fight-against-google-on-java.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.infoworld.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;2613305&#x2F;patents&#x2F;microsoft--...</a>