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I agree with you, but one could argue that R&D money comes from a desire to patent.
by stasmo 3y ago
I agree with you, but one could argue that R&D money comes from a desire to patent.
- sam0x17 3y agoOne could, and one could counter with "then that is R&D done for the wrong reasons" This is why we (at least used to) have things like wide-sweeping federally funded research grants aimed at advancing science and technology in areas and ways short-sighted profit-seeking R&D can seldom touch Not discovering a thing is almost better than someone discovering it and then patenting it, imo. It's negative progress.
- mrguyorama 3y agoAnd I would point to the entirety of Open Source software