With patents like these, # can go after #, # and # (no cross-licensing) and demand a ‘share’ of revenue from GNU/Linux devices. Microsoft not only can do it; this is exactly what Microsoft already does. This is why Microsoft is stockpiling patents.

#’s Extortion Racket Against # / # Carries on, Both Directly and Indirectly (via Patent Trolls) - http://techrights.org/2018/04/10/microsoft-blackmail-directly-and-indirectly/