Well, the one thing I think was way wrong (and recent) is the idea that we should have software patents. 

For those old timers, this likely felt more than a little odd.  Back in the day where we went uphill to and from school in the snow without shoes, software was protected by copyright.  So if your code was ripped off, it was pretty easy to "see" it, just look at the coding.    If someone wanted to do something the same, but on another platform, they needed to figure out how to code it for that instance, and hence got the copyright for their efforts.  Seems pretty fair and easy to me.

Then in the late 90's or so, the US Patent office "discovered" a new way to get money.  Software (or ideas) of how something should work could suddenly be patented, no proof of concept or proof of ability to perform is required.

So the big software companies touted how this would protect us all, which we now see only too well why they say this, they lock up all kinds of stupid ideas as "innovative" and "patented".  Amazon.com, which I love, just got the "one-click" patent - no one else can now have one click to purchase an item, it's breaking a patent - WHAT???

This is so broke, it stinks.  This author

http://www.pcworld.com/article/229611/five_ways_apple_ripsoff_android_with_ios_5.html

touts things all long time Android users have known a while, Android rocks, and makes smart phones perform the way user's want.  Hence, the number One title as a mobile OS.  Surprise, give people freedom and they respond.

I remember laughing at the "new" Windows phone ad showing how easy it is to post a photo.  What I thought was too funny was this concept was something that was new and we needed to inform folks of this wonderous new technology.

Oh well, here we go again...

Android and Linux, rolling right along while others try to keep up...

Surf safe,

ezsurfer