throwawaykf1

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by throwawaykf1 13y ago
Actually, small players like startups and independent developers are the least likely to get hit with patent problems. It's only because the few trolls that sued a lot of small guys got a huge amount of publicity that it seems like a big pr
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by throwawaykf1 13y ago
You realize all of Microsoft's patents are public, right? That's the deal with patents: you publish them in order to get a temporary monopoly. There is little significant data that B&N could threaten to "disclose" that you couldn't find
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by throwawaykf1 13y ago
No, most of EU as well. See this subthread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5679867
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by throwawaykf1 13y ago
It's not "ambiguity of English" -- all (usefulsoftware does have a technical effect. Or would you say software should be excluded from the "tech industry" and people should stop calling themselves "software engineers"? This is why it is mos
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by throwawaykf1 13y ago
Misconceptions abound. You cannot patent "operating system software" because it is an abstract concept with no embodiment, like "flying car" or "hyperdrive spaceship". And people did patent "media player with music in the cloud", or more ac
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by throwawaykf1 13y ago
Way to address the points. Ad homs and downvotes are the only recourse you have left, I suppose.
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by throwawaykf1 13y ago
Wow, the MS hate really turns people stupid. Here's another way to look at it: Amazon spends many billions and almost a decade creating a real e-book market. Apple spends many billions and almost a decade building the first "modern" tablet,