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Investors seem to be really fond of patentable or protectable technology. Lets say a start up comes up with a really clever and novel way to accurately predict
by kavok 9y ago
Investors seem to be really fond of patentable or protectable technology. Lets say a start up comes up with a really clever and novel way to accurately predict what kind of a cake a person likes best. If they built a platform in React and then Facebook stole the idea - they couldn't sue Facebook (or any Facebook subsidiaries) without immediately revoking the ability to use React.
This isn't only covering Facebook - this covers subsidiaries or subsidiaries etc..
- Lazare 9y ago> If they built a platform in React and then Facebook stole the idea - they couldn't sue Facebook (or any Facebook subsidiaries) without immediately revoking the ability to use React. Untrue. They couldn't sue Facebook (or subsidiary) without immediately losing their right to use any patents Facebook may-or-may-not have on React. Their right to use React would be untouched. So, are there any patents? People have looked; so far none have been found. More to the point, what JS lib do you think our hypothetical firm should have used instead? Preact? Vue? Angular? Backbone? Why do you think Facebook doesn't have any patents on those?
- nojvek 9y agoBecause patents aren't trade secrets. It's easily verifiable if Facebook does indeed hold those parents. They don't. Facebook has a shit ton of Money. Zuckerberg is the richest guy in California but that doesn't mean React is the defacto technology on vdom. There are better alternatives now both in perf, ease of use and license niceness. Just stop using React. It's akin to injecting yourself with HIV knowingly.