Unless someone is living under a rock, he or she has heard of the Bilski case before the supreme court. The case is important because it has implications for software and business method patents in the United States. So the case is very important for any programmer.

I personally hope the supreme court puts the smack down on software patents, but I'm not sure it will happen. But one can hope!

How do you think it will turn out, and have you been following the case?