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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Cor....

Yes, IP regimes are definitely hamstringing operating system progress. https://en.swpat.org/wiki/NetApp%27s_filesystem_patents goes into some details about why Linux doesn't have automatic transparent instantaneous backups like the NetApp fileserver I was using a quarter century ago.




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