But Android's success has yielded something else: a hostile, organized campaign against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and other companies, waged through bogus patents.

Shorter Google: "Myeh myeh mee moo nooni nanni myeh myeh."

What, did Google take lessons in being a tremendous crybaby from ? This is so paper-thin it's . As and pretty much the rest of the world have pointed out, these "bogus patents" are patents . Apparently they're fine at $4 billion but reach critical bogosity at $5 billion.

The top dog in smartphone market share is rather thin-skinned, isn't it? Hasn't it heard it's "winning"?

Yes, the patent system in this country sucks. But, like it or not, this is how the game is played right now. If you don't have the intestinal fortitude to go the distance, don't cry about it. This is business. Play the game or get out.