Why on earth would MS do this?
The answer is simple. It gives them an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.
Firstly it helps them go after Adobe's flash. After they have succeeded there they can then turn their patent threat on Linux. Wait you say... MS has given a royalty free promise concerning Silverlight...
Maybe, but the MS has already stated that Mono infringes their patents. Silverlight depends on Mono libs. MS is hell-bent on destroying Linux. Anyone who thinks otherwise is blind and/or a fool.
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