Well there was this thread
http://www.thewarpath.net/parking-lot/20094-f-m.html
I'm not exactly sure I get what the problem is here. If Microsoft has patents, don't they have the right to be compensated for them?
Anyhow, I'm reminded of that episode where Homer Simpson starts CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet and Bill Gates has his goons bust up Homer's equipment and "buy him out"