There are many journalists who have little understanding of what they are writing about when it comes to tech issues and patent law in particular, and who simply recycle content from others as a result, possibly including content from highly partial PR content from paid “consultants” like yourself. 

Hence it makes perfect sense for poor unsuspecting readers to be made aware that what they are getting from you is material from someone with a vested interest to churn out PR material for Microsoft, so they can judge the content in this context – this is the difference between a free press and the sort of thing you might get from Stalin’s or Goebbels’ media.  

Why should you be noted as non-independent? Because ALL paid “consultants” writing content who are paid by a party that has an interest in introducing a bias into that content should be outed as to any vested interests – including yourself. It is all about openness, honesty, and journalistic integrity for the benefit those journalists who haven’t yet compromised theirs, and may be damaged by your lack of impartiality. 

You may well have been right at predicting issues relating to Microsoft’s actions and charges given your insider access to Microsoft’s intent, and the fact that Microsoft is very likely feeding you with content to go into your articles, but the one thing that is without question is your complete lack of impartiality on all issues being pushed by Microsoft given your financial connections with Microsoft, and it sure shows in your various articles.

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He does things like put big emphasis on a quote from a decision with his own highlights and then say “Steve Jobs would have loved to read all of the above.” And then in other places say that what Apple needs to do is exercise their right to protect their intellectual property using software patents.

All this from a guy who created a No Software Patents campaign. Regardless of what you think about the evidence he is paid by just one of these big companies (it’s likely more than one), there’s obviously something not right with this guy. Don’t you think? How about we all ponder that and then go look for the bias in his quotes, blog, and articles…it’s everywhere.