The software patent problem is not limited to Mono. Software patents affect everyone writing software today.
If you're old enough to have a job and to have a life, you use Facebook exactly as advertised, you look up old friends.
In Japan, they have TV sets in cars right now, where you can punch up traffic routes, weather, everything! You can get Internet access already in cars in Japan, so within the next 2 to 3 years it's gonna be so crazy!