The fundamental directive of any corporation is NOT to maximize profit over all other considerations. If that were the case, then the majority of pro-capitalists would argue in favor of child-labor, wage-slavery, and other immoral methods to maximize profit.
Most people do not seriously argue in favor of these things because they recognize that there are more considerations than just "maximize profit no matter what".
Now that we all recognize that there is a line, the question is just what falls on what side of the line. I think frivolous patents limit consumer choice, waste government resources, and build monopolies. You are welcome to disagree, but I would prefer we keep charges of "naive" out of the fray. Let's keep it civil.
