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Have they ever used their parents offensively ever? The only case I know of is the Waymo one, but that was a special case where they had proof of their data bei
by ehsankia 9y ago
Have they ever used their parents offensively ever? The only case I know of is the Waymo one, but that was a special case where they had proof of their data being stolen. The other case would be against Microsoft but IIRC Microsoft was the one who started that case so it was technically "defensive" use.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoCompanies change. You can't assume that a company not offensively using patents today will not offensively use them tomorrow. If based on some misguided belief of corporate altruism (something that very simply does not exist), you grant a company unwarranted rights, they will come back to abuse them later. Even if you have unwavering trust in Larry Page and Sergey Brin's unquestionable morals (I couldn't say this with a straight face, but anyways), the reality is, they will not run the company forever. If you've noticed something about most patent trolls, they're has-beens. When you can't compete, you sue on patents. Right now, as one of the most valuable companies on the planet with multiple products that are monopolies, obviously that does not describe Google today. But it does describe Google at some date in the future. And when Google's profits are crashing, and they're trying to figure out how to stay in business, some business exec is going to realize that treasure trove of patents can solve all their problems...
- ehsankia 9y agoBut we don't live in a perfect world. Someone has to hold this patent. If it isn't Google, it'll be someone else. If you can give me any other company which you think is better situated to hold this copyright, go for it. The system is broken, and this is the best we can do right now.