All kidding aside with the “clever” title, I, for one, have zero pity for any lost revenue or time spent on an issue that is likely done on purpose. Yes, it seems that karma on the IP front is once again biting back in the town of Redmond.

Normally I would be more sympathetic to Microsoft in an instance like this, but with its years of high and mighty IP claims, I see this as Microsoft’s “just deserts.” And to pitch this as Best Buy among other less than reputable retailers into the “hurting the industry” bit is a joke. No, this hurts a company that played the gamble on the IP front one time too many and was bit in the butt for its trouble.

While I am sure this is hurting the Redmond software company, I am sure it will suffer through somehow. And who knows — perhaps this time (along with a few others in the past), Microsoft will be a little more realistic about expectations of patent lawsuit threats? It could happen… maybe.