This is the best tldr I could make , linuxpatentstweets reduced by 89 %. I ' m a bot Microsoft recently joined the Linux Foundation while still asserting its patents against the rest of the membership . Licensing activity is certainly not limited to Android Microsoft also targets ChromeOS , Linux servers , Linux in consumer devices and much of the Android licensing actually appears to related to xFAT filesystem interoperability as in the Tom Tom case . Microsoft should declare that no part of the company will in future initiate software patent claims against the Linux platform and as a sign of its good faith join the Open Invention Network . Extended Summary Version 1 . 65 , ~ 24405 tldrs so far . % 23 autotldr PM ' s and comments are monitored , constructive feedback is welcome . Top keywords Microsoft # 1 patent # 2 Linux # 3 revenue # 4 licensing # 5