I think it's stupid that this type of policy is legal and profitable.

This reexamination is concluded, but that doesn't mean this patent can't ever be challenged again.

They want a one-sided debate where we weren't allowed to participate. Microsoft gets an unlimited number of arguments, and we're barred from participating, so it's a pretty unfair process.

The patent office's decision has no preclusive effect on a court, and there are indeed cases where the patent office made a decision in a re-examination supporting a patent and a court later looked at the same exact issue, disagreed with the PTO, and found the patent invalid.

Well, I wouldn't say that [these comments are] noise, [but] it's actually less than they've said in the past.

Anyone who worked with Michael knows what a great room-jarring laugh he had. He was your best audience for anything remotely funny.