This doesn't repro on Vista, so it's been fixed for over 3 years. They didn't allow free upgrades to Vista, true (and according to lots of slashdotters, they wouldn't have taken it if offerred).

They didn't "fix" it by fixing the bug, they fixed it by removing the component (according to other posts, at least; I don't use Windows). So the question is: Does removing a component for entirely unrelated reasons amount to a will to "fix" the bug? In my view, no - it only demonstrates that they were willing to remove the component for unrelated reasons.

And how long will it take before they need to redo their software all over again because Microsoft abandons the platform?

If CIPAV has been so widely deployed, one might wonder if it has not been released to black hats already and analysed to death...

2. The method of claim 1 further including:distributing proceeds from the monetary settlement to at least one of the first party and the inventor.

To at least one of...