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> I see no reason to support any small developers who file for patents.

So, what if Apple, or Google, or Microsoft, or Oracle decide they like feature F and implement it in one of their applications that compete with whatever the small patent holder does?

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Seeing a fervent Apple supporter cry foul over iA even though Apple does the exact same thing all the time is... Beyond belief.

In this case the thing iA tried to copyright was one of Apple's own APIs.

NSLinguisticTagger that is, for anyone wondering.

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/cocoa/...

If it's a bad patent (as is so common with software patents) we have a different problem. One that will, eventually, solve itself in a most spectacular way.

It doesn't really matter if a small player holds a patent as they won't have enough resources to start fighting against big guys. Patents don't protect products, good products and brands do.

The small actor can sell the eventual profits from the patent to someone with the resources to fight.

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