Microsoft and RIM have announced that RIM has licensed Redmond's exFAT patents. The press release [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2012/Sep12/09-18RIMPR.aspx] contains a ridiculous amount of hyperbole nonsense, and if you translate it into regular people speak, it basically comes down to RIM paying Microsoft protection money for stupid nonsensical software patents. Ridiculous articles like like this [http://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/rim-microsoft-file-system-tech-blackberry-devices-144293] make it seem as if we're talking about patents on major technological breakthroughs, but don't be fooled: this is because for some inexplicable reason, we're using crappy FAT for SD cards.

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