Very well said, this article is misleading to say the least.
I take issue with article suggesting that all anti-patent views want that patent system abolished. That is absolutely not the case. The patent system should be brought into line with the rate at which industry is capable of innovating today. Furthermore, software patents need special treatment in their own right. They are simply not specific enough, and it is the generalisation that stifles innovation.
I suggest that it's because of patent law. Martin Fowler wrote about it in his blog recently, and I certainly couldn't put it better myself. Although he is discussing software patents, I believe the same arguments apply across technology these days. http://martinfowler.com/bliki/SoftwarePatent.html
I take issue with article suggesting that all anti-patent views want that patent system abolished. That is absolutely not the case. The patent system should be brought into line with the rate at which industry is capable of innovating today. Furthermore, software patents need special treatment in their own right. They are simply not specific enough, and it is the generalisation that stifles innovation.
Again, I refer to Martin Fowler's excellent blog post on the subject of software patents http://martinfowler.com/bliki/SoftwarePatent.html