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Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos has a great quote on this, paraphrased by former Secretary of State George Shultz: "...the best patent is making yourself obsolete

• adrtessier 11y ago
  That statement comes somewhat ironically from a founder that now does not appear to have much of a technology at all.
  • magicalist 11y ago
    > That statement comes somewhat ironically I don't see how. If their technology was already out of date or they were copying patented ideas in their own, maybe.
    • robotresearcher 11y ago
      It's more that it didn't work, at least not like they made believe. There's not much to make obsolete.