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The breakup of AT&T likely made the world we live in today possible, but it also killed the innovation engine that came up with much of the underlying technolog
by Aloha 10y ago
The breakup of AT&T likely made the world we live in today possible, but it also killed the innovation engine that came up with much of the underlying technology that the world we live in today was built on.
- BrainInAJar 10y agoAT&T being forbidden from patenting it's inventions was the innovation engine...
- Aloha 10y agoNo, AT&T did patent much of their inventions, they were prohibited from doing something other than phone service and related equipment, so they licensed or gave away their IP. They also had broad cross-licensing agreements with their competitors in the industry (ITT/Kellog and Automatic Electric). AT&T however was prohibited from selling computers until the 1956 consent decree was vacated in 1984.