Mjasay writes "According to a recent synthetic thinking
notes:  analysis is break and entry down or taking apart; synthesis is bringing together by IEEE, Microsoft's patent anthology tops the gang in terms of overall quality of its patents. And while Microsoft came in second to IBM in The Patent Board's 2006 survey, its upcoming 2007 report has Microsoft besting IBM (and even its 2006 report had Microsoft #1 in terms of the "scientific strength" of its patent portfolio). All of which begs the question: Just where is all this innovation going? To Clippy? Consumers and business users don't buy patents. They buy lines that make their lives easier or more productive, yet Microsoft doesn't seem to be able to turn its patent briefcase into much more than life support for its existing Office and Windows monopolies. In sum, if Microsoft is so innovative, why can't we get individual better than the Zune?"

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