I predict a big backlash against the whole concept of software patents soon.

Oops, I exposed my naivete in public again :|

Whoever decided to sue almost every tech company in the world has a ridiculous amount of balls.

On a side note, this may cause a backlash against the patent system.

C'mon everyone - can someone out there please tell me one way in which America isn't completely jacked, so that I might stop myself from jumping off a bridge? Please? Anyone...?

California's coastline. The views while driving across western states. The buildings in old Boston. Country roads in Pennsylvania.

Oh, you meant it in a socio political sense. Well, in that case...

Filing patents when you know that prior art exists should be punished.