This alone doesn't make a very good argument, unless you're arguing against any sort of protected intellectual property. I mean Ford's cars might get better ga

This alone doesn't make a very good argument, unless you're arguing against any sort of protected intellectual property. I mean Ford's cars might get better gas mileage if they didn't have to avoid patents by Toyota. Project Gutenberg would have a lot more free books if they didn't avoid copyrighted works. I think the poster was looking for solid flaws in the system regarding software. For example, the frivolous nature of things like 1-click (though I think Amazon has had a hard time keeping that from being attacked right and left).