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"We often seek patents for technology we never implement, and patents should not be taken as an indication of future plans” So, basically, WhatsApp story all o
by kbart 9y ago
"We often seek patents for technology we never implement, and patents should not be taken as an indication of future plans”
So, basically, WhatsApp story all over again(0)?
0. "No, dear EC, we won't and can't link WhatsApp and Facebook accounts". Few years later: "Oops".
- hdjddjtjtj55 9y agoAssuming that's a real quote: Of course they "can't".... at the time they said that. They "won't" given that they "can't". They needed to engineer a mechanism to do so. From a purely literal perspective they were honest.